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Laetiporus persicinus

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Laetiporus persicinus
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Laetiporus persicinus, commonly known as the white chicken mushroom, is a species of fungi in the genus Laetiporus.

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Taxonomy

It was first described scientifically by Miles Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1853 as Polyporus persicinus.[2]

Description

Laetiporus persicinus has a salmon pink cap and white pores.[3] The cap is velvety and can be 10–25 centimetres (4–10 in) wide.[4] The stem tapers from the cap; it is 2–7 cm (1–3 in) long and 2–7 cm wide at the base. The flesh is whitish and stains brown in zones. The odor is mild or meaty, with a mild to poor taste.[4] The spore print is white.[4]

Similar species

It is closely related to L. sulphureus (the chicken mushroom).

It may resemble Phaeolus schweinitzii.[4]

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Distribution and habitat

The species has been collected in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, Greenland, Iceland, North America, and South America.[5] In North America, it can be found in the eastern United States from June to September.[4]

It grows on the ground on dead and living hardwood and softwood trees.[6][4]

Edibility

Reports differ as to the species' edibility.[7]

References

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