Sulfur Shelf

''Laetiporus conifericola'' is a species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is found in western North America ranging from California to Alaska, where it grows as a plant pathogen on conifer trees, particularly fir, spruce, and hemolock. Fruit bodies of the fungus comprise overlapping pore-bearing plates, measuring collectively up to 25 cm wide, 15 cm deep, and 3 cm thick. Their color ranges from bright orange to salmon orange on the upper surface of the cap and stipe, with.. more