Texas Wildbuds
Laetiporus sulphureus
(Chicken-of-the-woods)
Laetiporos sulphureus, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 1159
Laetiporos sulphureus, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 1154
Laetiporos sulphureus, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 1152
| Scientific Name | Laetiporus sulphureus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | N/A |
| Common Name | Chicken-of-the-woods | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | N/A |
| Family | Laetiporaceae or Polyporaceae (Bracket Fungi | SEINet Reference |
N/A |
| Description | Habitat: Hardwood forests; found on living and dead hardwood tree trunks, logs, and stumps; a wood-decaying fungi that cause brown rot within the heartwood of the host tree. Cap: Conspicuous orange or sulphur-yellow colored shelf mushroom with several individual fan-shaped caps (brackets or shelves) arranged in a shelf formation; young brackets have wavy edges, soft and spongy with broad margins; margins become thinner and paler with age; individual brackets 4 to 16 inches wide and 1-1/8 to 4-3/4 inches thick; colors vary from egg yellow to pale creamy yellow with pink and orange tinged bands. Tubes and Pores: Tiny round-oval tubes, 2 or 3 per mm; pore surface sulphur-yellow. Stem None. Fruiting Period: Summer and fall. References: First Nature, Mushroom Expert and iNaturalist. |
Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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