26 August 2005 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Chicken of the Woods, Sulphur Polypore Flesh Yellow and firm when young, becoming white and brittle Smell Fungal Taste Pleasant Season Spring to autumn Distribution Common Habitat On living wood and dead trunks of deciduous trees, especially oak and sweet chestnut, and on yew Spore Print White Edibility Edible and good 
10 August 2008, West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |