Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Bondartsev & Singer

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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Joseph OBrien
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Robert L. Anderson
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Joseph OBrien
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white-pored chicken of the woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
Fruiting Bodies
Joseph OBrien
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Paul E. Hennon
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - FIA
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Joseph OBrien
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Joseph OBrien
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Andrej Kunca
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Curtis E. Young
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Curtis E. Young
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sulfur shelf
Laetiporus sulphureus
Fruiting Bodies
Curtis E. Young


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Hymenomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Polyporales
Family: Fomitopsidaceae
Genus: Laetiporus

Other System Links

Species Fungorum: 299348
NPDN Pest: FIGRLQA


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
brown cubical rot, chicken of the woods, sulfur shelf


References

Common Name Reference: Arora, David. 1986. Ten Speed Press
Scientific Name Reference: Index Fungorum. Paul Kirk. CABI, CBS and Landcare Research. http://www.indexfungorum.org/