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Laetiporus sulphureus



Laetiporus sulphureus

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Basidiomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Laetiporus
Species: L. sulphureus
Binomial name
Laetiporus sulphureus
(Bull.) Murrill, (1920)
Synonyms

Agarico-carnis flammula Paulet, (1793)
Agarico-pulpa styptica Paulet, (1793)
Agaricus speciosus Battarra, (1755)
Boletus citrinus Lumn., (1791)
Boletus coriaceus Huds., (1778)
Boletus imbricatus Bull., (1788)
Boletus lingua-cervina Schrank, (1789)
Boletus ramosus Bull., (1791)
Boletus sulphureus Mérat, (1821)
Boletus sulphureus Bull., (1789)
Boletus tenax Bolton, (1788)
Boletus tenax Lightf., (1778)
Ceriomyces aurantiacus (Pat.) Sacc., (1888)
Ceriomyces neumanii Bres., (1920)
Cladomeris casearius (Fr.) Quél., (1886)
Cladomeris imbricatus (Bull.) Quél., (1886)
Cladoporus sulphureus (Bull.) Teixeira, (1986)
Daedalea imbricata (Bull.) Purton, (1821)
Grifola sulphurea (Bull.) Pilát, (1934)
Laetiporus cincinnatus (Morgan) Burds., (1998)
Laetiporus speciosus Battarra ex Murrill, (1904)
Laetiporus sulphureus f. aurantiacus (Pat.) Bondartsev, (1953)
Laetiporus sulphureus f. ramosus (Quél.) Bondartsev, (1953)
Leptoporus casearius (Fr.) Quél., (1888)
Leptoporus imbricatus (Bull.) Quél., (1888)
Leptoporus ramosus (Bull.) Quél., (1888)
Leptoporus sulphureus (Bull.) Quél.,(1888)
Merisma imbricatum (Bull.) Gillet, (1878)
Merisma sulphureus (Bull.) Gillet, (1878)
Polypilus casearius (Fr.) P. Karst., (1882)
Polypilus imbricatus (Bull.) P. Karst., (1882)
Polypilus sulphureus (Bull.) P. Karst., (1881)
Polyporellus rubricus (Berk.) P. Karst., (1880)
Polyporus candicinus (Scop.) J. Schröt.
Polyporus casearius Fr., Epicr. (1838)
Polyporus cincinnatus Morgan, (1885)
Polyporus imbricatus (Bull.) Fr., (1821)
Polyporus ramosus (Bull.) Gray, (1821)
Polyporus rostafinskii Blonski, (1888)
Polyporus rubricus Berk., (1851)
Polyporus sulphureus (Bull.) Fr., (1821)
Polyporus todari Inzenga, (1866)
Ptychogaster aurantiacus Pat., (1885)
Ptychogaster aureus Lloyd, (1921)
Sistotrema sulphureum (Bull.) Rebent., (1804)
Stereum speciosum Fr., (1871)
Sulphurina sulphurea (Quél.) Pilát, (1942)
Tyromyces sulphureus (Bull.) Donk, (1933)

 

Laetiporus sulphureus is a plant pathogen. It is commonly named the "Sulfur Mushroom" or "Chicken of the Woods". As the second common name implies, it is often eaten, in spite of being an occasional gastric irritant.[1]

References

  1. ^ The Puffball, v. 16(3). 1998. "Mushroom Poisons and Poisonous Mushrooms". http://www.mv.com/ipusers/dhabolt/dad/mushroom/puffball/puffball4/poisonous.htmll
 
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