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chicken of the woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,760, February 2,039, March 3,194, April 5,025, May 7,245, June 7,901, July 8,454, August 7,271, September 5,338, October 3,984, November 2,177, December 1,702.
Alaska57,090
United States38,816
Canada4,600
Pennsylvania4,584
Russia4,331
United Kingdom4,228
New York4,060
England3,744
Ohio3,734
Ontario3,356

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderShelf Fungi · Polyporales
FamilyLaetiporaceae
GenusLaetiporus

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