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Sulphur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus) This sulphur mushroom is also called &#039;chicken of the woods&#039; because it can be eaten and should taste like chicken. I wouldn&#039;t try it though...<br />
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Dutch name: Zwavelzwam Geotagged,Laetiporus sulphureus,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Sulphur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus)

This sulphur mushroom is also called 'chicken of the woods' because it can be eaten and should taste like chicken. I wouldn't try it though...

Dutch name: Zwavelzwam

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  1. A perfect share. Great photo, and very well described. Promoted to homepage! Posted 12 years ago

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"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 Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Nov 10, 2012. Captured Nov 2, 2012 17:39 in Everse Akkerpad, 5491 Sint-Oedenrode, The Netherlands.
  • NIKON D60
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO100
  • 26mm