Synonyms: Agaricus speciosus, Boletus amaricans, Boletus caudicinus, Boletus citrinus, Boletus coriaceus, Boletus lingua, Boletus ramosus, Boletus sulphureus, Boletus tenax, Calvatia versipora, Calvatia versispora, Ceriomyces aurantiacus, Ceriomyces neumanii, Cladomeris casearius, Cladomeris sulphurea, Cladoporus fulvus, Cladoporus ramosus, Cladoporus sulphureus, Cladosporus fulvus, Daedalea sulphurea, Grifola sulphurea, Laetiporus cincinnatus, Laetiporus speciosus, Laetiporus versisporus, Leptoporus casearius, Leptoporus imbricatus, Leptoporus ramosus, Leptoporus sulphureus, Merisma sulphureum, Polypilus casearius, Polypilus caudicinus, Polypilus sulphureus, Polyporellus caudicinus, Polyporellus rubricus, Polyporus casearius, Polyporus caudicinus, Polyporus ceratoniae, Polyporus cincinnatus, Polyporus citrinus, Polyporus ramosus, Polyporus rostafinskii, Polyporus rubricus, Polyporus sulphureus, Polyporus todarii, Ptychogaster aurantiacus, Ptychogaster aureus, Ptychogaster versisporus, Sistotrema sulphureum, Sporotrichum versisporum, Stereum speciosum, Sulphurina sulphurea, Tyromyces sulphureus.
Common names: chicken of the woods, Sulphur Shelf.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus (fungi that grow on trees) found in Europe and North America. Its common names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Old fruitbodies fade to pale beige or pale grey. The undersurface of the fruit body is made up of tubelike pores rather than gills.
Belarusian: Летыпор серна-жоўты, Bulgarian: Сярна гъба, Corsican: Fungu castagninu, Croatian: Žuti kruh, Czech: Sírovec žlutooranžový, Dutch: Zwavelzwam, Esperanto: Sulfura poliporo, Finnish: Rikkikääpä, French: Polypore soufré, Georgian: ყვითელი აბედა, German: Gemeiner Schwefelporling, Hungarian: Sárga gévagomba, Lithuanian: Valgomoji geltonpintė, Norwegian: Svovelkjuke, Persian: قارچ تاقچهای گوگردی, Polish: Żółciak siarkowy, Romanian: Găina de pădure, Russian: Трутовик серно-жёлтый, Serbian: Шумско пиле, Swedish: Svavelticka, Turkish: Kükürt mantarı, Ukrainian: Трутовик сірчано-жовтий.
Laetiporus sulphureus is a bracket fungus that grows in shelves or fans on trees, particularly oak, willow, and elm. It has a bright sulfur-yellow to orange-yellow cap with a soft, velvety texture, and white to yellow pores underneath. In East and Central Texas, it typically fruits from May to October, often in large quantities on dead or dying trees, stumps, and branches. The fungus is commonly found in wooded areas, along streams, and in urban landscapes, where it plays a role in decomposing wood and recycling nutrients.
Young chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) or may be Piptoporellus soloniensis on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Pore surface of chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) or may be Piptoporellus soloniensis on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Side view of chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) or may be Piptoporellus soloniensis on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cross section of chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) or may be Piptoporellus soloniensis on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USAIn East and Central Texas, observations of Laetiporus sulphureus, also known as chicken of the woods mushrooms, were made on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, Cleveland, Texas. The young mushrooms were seen growing on August 22, 2020, with a distinctive appearance. The pore surface of the mushrooms was observed to have a specific texture. A side view of the mushrooms showed their shape and size. A cross section of the mushrooms revealed their internal structure. The observations suggest that Laetiporus sulphureus can be found growing on logs in this region, potentially on deciduous trees, and can be identified by its unique characteristics, although it may be confused with Piptoporellus soloniensis. The exact species is not confirmed due to possible similarities with Piptoporellus soloniensis.
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