Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill
(Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLaetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)
FamilyFOMITOPSIDACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore) :
1: Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)
19 May 2004 OSGR: SX47 50° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
colony on one dying Prunus trunk
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies on dying Prunus trunkImage 3: In situImage 4: Undersides
2: Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)
2 Sep 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at base of Oak tree
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: In situ - on oak trunkImage 3: Oblique viewImage 4: Oblique view (2)Image 5: Oblique view - close-upImage 6: Top viewImage 7: top surface - enlargedImage 8: top surface - enlarged (2)
3: Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)
26 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG01 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
On trunk of large Willow
Image 1: Bracket - in situImage 2: Bracket - top surface - close-up - in situImage 3: Bracket - under surface - close-up - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2014 Laetiporus sulphureus, Chicken of the Woods Vol 15 (3) Page: Front cover
Pearson, B. 2007 an exceptional fruiting of Chicken of the Woods Vol 8 (3) Page: Front cover

Sporotrichum Anamorph

Stalpers, J.A. 1984 A revision of the genus Sporotrichum Stud. Mycol. No. 24.

Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)
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