Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Large fruiting on the roots of an oak.
Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus) fruiting bodies
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
When L. sulphureus fruits on oaks, it indicates that severe decay is present
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus) fruiting bodies
Paul E. Hennon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
on dead Sitka spruce & hemlock in southeast Alaska
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - FIA , Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus) fruiting bodies on oak (Quercus spp.)
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus) fruiting bodies
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus) fruiting bodies
Andrej Kunca, National Forest Centre - Slovakia, Bugwood.org
sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus) fruiting bodies on plum/cherry (Prunus spp.)
Curtis E. Young, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
Parasite and/or saprobe. Grows on living and dead hardwoods. This fungus causes a red-brown, cubical heart rot. The fruiting body appears in summer and fall. Growth is annually renewed. Fruiting bodies are produced long after the fungus matures and extensive rot has occurred.
Curtis E. Young, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
Parasite and/or saprobe. Weathered and aged specimen. Grows on living and dead hardwoods. This fungus causes a red-brown, cubical heart rot. The fruiting body appears in summer and fall. Growth is annually renewed. Fruiting bodies are produced long after the fungus matures and extensive rot has occurred.
Curtis E. Young, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
Parasite and/or saprobe. Grows on living and dead hardwoods. This fungus causes a red-brown, cubical heart rot. The fruiting body appears in summer and fall. Growth is annually renewed. Fruiting bodies are produced long after the fungus matures and extensive rot has occurred.