 Old sulphur shelf mushrooms
 Young Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Sulphur shelf (Laetiporous sulphureous) is a very easily distinguishable mushroom that grows throughout most of the world. Also known as the chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, and the chicken fungus (not to be confused with the hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa)). It is, as one might expect, an edible mushroom with a taste quite similar to lemony chicken. Individual "shelves" range from 2-10 inches across. These shelves are made up of many tiny tubular filaments (hyphae). The mushroom grows in large brackets - some have been found that weigh over 100 pounds (45 kg). It is most commonly found on wounds of trees, mostly oak, though it is also frequently found on yew, cherry wood, sweet chestnut, and willow. Though it does grow off of a living tree, sulphur shelf is not a parasite, though it may cause decay. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 263 KB)Photographed in Detroit, Michigan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ...
Divisions Chytridiomycota Deuteromycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Fungus growing on a tree in Borneo A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. ...
Classes Subdivision Teliomycotina Urediniomycetes Subdivision Ustilaginomycotina Ustilaginomycetes Subdivision Hymenomycotina Homobasidiomycetes - mushrooms The Division Basidiomycota is a large taxon within the Kingdom Fungi that includes those species that produce spores in a club_shaped structure called a basidium. ...
former Orders Subclass Homobasidiomycetidae Agaricales Boletales Cantharellales Corticiales Ganodermatales Gomphales Hericiales Hydnales Hymenochaetales Polyporales (Aphyllophorales) Poriales Russulales Schizophyllales Stereales Thelephorales Subclass Gasteromycetidae Lycoperdales Nidulariales Phallales Sclerodermatales Tulostomatales The Class Homobasidiomycetes is a taxonomic division in the Subdivision Hymenomycotina of the Division Basidiomycota (in the Kingdom Fungi). ...
Families . . Polyporales (earlier known as Aphyllophorales) are important decomposers of wood. ...
Genera Polyporus . ...
In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ...
Sulphur shelf mushroom - picture taken in Marion, IA. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Sulphur shelf mushroom - picture taken in Marion, IA. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Chkofthewoods. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Chkofthewoods. ...
Basidiocarps (mushrooms) of the fungus Leucocoprinus sp. ...
Binomial name Grifola frondosa (Dicks. ...
Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ...
Binomial name Gallus gallus A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ...
A bracket fungus(Pycnoporus A bracket fungus, probably the Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus), this one grooved and hairy, especially at the margins Bracket fungi, or shelf fungus, are fungi notable for bearing fruiting bodies (conk) as or in a bracket: a grouping of individual mushroom caps that lie in a...
Young mushrooms are characterized by a moist, rubbery, sulphur-yellow body with bright orange tips. Older mushrooms become pale and brittle, pungent, and are often dotted with termite holes. About half of the population has an allergic reaction to this type of mushroom, with cases being more pronounced in older mushrooms. Due to all of these factors, the mushroom should generally only be eaten when young, and one should always only try a small amount the first time. Similar species include Laetiporous gilbertsonii (fluorescent orange, more amorphous) and L. coniferica (common in the western United States, especially on red fir trees). Both share the same edibility traits. General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p Appearance lemon yellow Atomic mass 32. ...
Families Mastotermitidae Kalotermitidae Termopsidae Hodotermitidae Rhinotermitidae Serritermitidae Termitidae A termite (also known as a white ant) is any member of the order Isoptera, a group of social insects that eat wood and other cellulose-rich vegetable matter. ...
An allergy or Type I hypersensitivity is an immune system malfunction whereby a persons body is hypersensitised to react immunologically to typically nonimmunogenic substances. ...
FIR may stand for: finite impulse response (a property of some digital filters) far infrared, i. ...
The sulphur shelf mushroom is, to stretch the term, a perennial - it comes back year after year. From late spring to early autumn, the suphur shelf thrives, making it a boon to mushroom hunters and a bane to those concerned about the health of their trees. Rarely, however, does the fungus prove fatal to its host, though it may cause its host tree to decay to the point where wind or hail could knock it down. A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ...
The mushroom can be prepared in almost any way that one can prepare chicken. Additionally, it can be frozen for long periods of time. In certain parts of Germany and North America, it is even considered a delicacy. Despite the apparent ease of identification, extreme care should be taken on identification if one intends to eat any mushroom, as many species are toxic and potentially fatal poisoning can occur.
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