MycoKey : the genus Laetiporus

Generic short diagnoses: Soft- and thick-fleshed, pileate, yellow to orange, brown-rotting, annual polypore on living, rarely dead trees.


Species example:


Laetiporus sulphureus - DK: svovlporesvamp UK: Chicken of the Woods
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-92.179

The picture originates from the interactive internet version of MycoKey.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description. The picture is also present on the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.

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