Chicken of the Woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

Individual "shelves" range from 5 to 25 centimetres (2 to 10 inches) across.

These shelves are made up of many tiny tubular filaments (hyphae).

The mushroom grows in large brackets; some have been found that weigh over 45 kilograms (100 pounds).

Young fruiting bodies are characterized by a moist, rubbery, sulphur-yellow to orange body sometimes with bright orange tips.

Older brackets become pale and brittle almost chalk-like, mildly pungent, and are often dotted with Beetle or Slug/Woodlouse holes.

Common & widespread in Britain from June-November.