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FungusLCLeast Concern

Chicken of the Woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

About

An unmistakeable bracket fungus with vivid yellow and orange concentric shelves growing on oaks, sweet chestnuts and willows. An excellent edible with a texture said to resemble chicken. It can grow to enormous size — individual fruiting bodies may weigh 45 kg.

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Quick Facts

Category
Fungus
Latin name
Laetiporus sulphureus
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.