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Chicken of the Woods

Laetiporus cincinnatus

Description:

Bracket fungus, heavy sulfur content, edible when young. Tastes like chicken, thus the name.

Habitat:

Grows on deciduous trees, eats the heartwood of its hosts.

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JenniferLawrence
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JenniferLawrence

Indiana, USA

Spotted on Oct 5, 2011
Submitted on Mar 7, 2012

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