Fungi, Polypores
AT A GLANCE Common Name: Chicken of the Woods Scientific Name: Laetiporus sulphureus Type: Fungi Size: 2-24 in (5-60 cm) across Spore Print: White Edibility: Choice Edible Ecology: Saprotrophic and Parasitic Range: Worldwide (Temperate) Conservation Status: Not...
Fungi, Polypores
AT A GLANCE Common Name: Reishi Mushroom Scientific Name: Ganoderma lucidum Type: Fungi Size: Up to 8 in (20 cm) wide Spore Print: Brown Edibility: Inedible (Medicinal) Ecology: Saprotrophic on hardwoods Range: Global (Temperate/Tropical) Conservation Status: Not...
