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Sulphur shelf

Polyporus sulphureus

Photo by es19
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Field Notes

Description:

Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Like other bracket fungi, they may last many years and fade to pale grey.

Habitat:

The mushroom grows on dead or mature hardwoods such as oak, cherry and beech from August to October.

Species ID Suggestions

Sulphur shelf

Polyporus sulphureus
Josh1976
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Comments (1)
Josh1976
Sulphur shelf is an edible bracket fungus. Chicken of the woods

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BCHS Schoolyard Habitat Bioblitz 2013
Photographed
PublishedAugust 29, 2013

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