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Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
chicken of the woodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Conifer Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus conifericola
White-pored Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus cincinnatus
European Dyer's PolyporePhaeolus schweinitzii
Stinking Orange OysterPhyllotopsis nidulans
turkey-tailTrametes versicolor
Northern ToothClimacodon septentrionalis
Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 10,493 |
|---|---|
| United States | 6,675 |
| Nevada | 162 |
| Canada | 106 |
| British Columbia | 106 |
| Washington | 104 |
| Oregon | 72 |
| Georgia | 67 |
| Mexico | 38 |
| Ecuador | 38 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Shelf Fungi · Polyporales |
| Family | Laetiporaceae |
| Genus | Laetiporus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.