JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Chicken-of-the-woods Wood fungi - Laetiporus sulphureus Agaricomycetes,Basidiomycota,Central Macedonia,Chicken-of-the-woods,Crab-of-the-woods,Europe,Fungi,Geotagged,Greece,Laetiporus sulphureus,Lake Kerkini National Park,Polyporaceae,Polyporales,Spring,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

    comments (3)

  1. What a spectacular speciment! Are you sure about the species. Not challenging it, but since it looks so different from the other photos of the same species. Posted 10 years ago
    1. I think it is. I browsed the Net and have seen many photos of similar shapes
      http://www.thefloweringgarden.com/laetiporus-sulphureus.htm
      Posted 10 years ago
      1. Thanks, that is a great reference. Posted 10 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

"Laetiporus sulphureus" is a species of bracket fungus found in Europe and North America. 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.

Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
View Jivko Nakev's profile

By Jivko Nakev

All rights reserved
Uploaded Apr 23, 2015. Captured Apr 19, 2015 11:07 in Kerkini Lake National Park, Eparchiaki Odos Rodopolis, Sintiki 620 55, Greece.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm