Dstly Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 Brandywine River Valley (NE USA)- I found an orange/yellow mushroom in the hollow base of a tree. The top surface is bright orange, bottom is yellow, flesh is light yellow/white. The only thing that makes me think it might not be chicken of the woods is the edges turn down whereas in the photos of chicken of the woods it looks like the edges are turned up. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 That's an interesting example of what I agree is a species of Laetiporus (Chicken Mushroom). Could you provide a photo of the underside of a frond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dstly Posted October 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 Here's a photo of the underside. Unfortunately it doesn't show how bright the yellow bottom is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 Looks like Laetiporus. Do you know the type of tree where these are growing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dstly Posted October 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 I should have taken a look but i was so excited about the fungus i didn't think to. I live about an hour from the spot where i found this and won't be back in the next week or so. Is it safe to assume this is Laetiporus? And thank you for your responses here, much appreciated 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dstly Posted October 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 The forest is deciduous though, there really any evergreens at all there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 Almost certainly L. sulphureus. There is a very uncommon eastern NA species that occurs on conifer wood, L. huroniensis. I saw it once in NY State. There are reports that suggest L. huroniensis is more likely to cause an adverse reaction than L. sulphureus. Other than substrate, the two species are virtually identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dstly Posted October 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 Thank you Dave! I'm pretty positive it's a deciduous tree but i'll try to head back to that spot to double check in a day or two. Not super close for me but worth the beautiful fall hike and preventing any mushroom misidentification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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