chicken of the woods

chicken of the woods

A fungus forming overlapping orange and yellow shelves on wood, with pores underneath.

Laetiporus sulphureus (svovelkjuke / chicken of the woods)

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English: chicken of the woods
Norwegian: svovelkjuke
Japanese: マスタケ — ますたけ — masutake
Korean: 덕다리버섯 — deokdaribeoseot
Spanish: Laetiporus sulphureus — Scientific name; Spanish name under review
French: polypore soufré
German: Gemeiner Schwefelporling

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Artsdatabanken — svovelkjuke Laetiporus sulphureus forms large fleshy sulphur-yellow to orange fan-shaped shelves, often in staircase-like groups on oak and other deciduous trees