Sulfur Shelf

Description:

"multiple clusters of yellow-orange shelves growing on wood." ~http://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/gtr/gtr_nrs79.pdf (This one seems to be growing in an old, mulched flowerbed.)

Habitat:

grow on dead or mature hardwoods such as oak, cherry and beech from August to october. widely distributed across Europe and east of the Rockies in North America.

Notes:

It is often referred to as the chicken of the woods due to its edibility and suggested taste. it is most edible when young (if a clear watery liquid comes our) and should not be eaten raw.