Fungus
Conifer Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus conifericolaConifer Chicken of the Woods forms thick overlapping shelves colored salmon-orange above and yellow across the pore surface below. It grows from fir, spruce, hemlock, and other conifer wood in western North America, producing brown cubical rot.
Bracket FungusConifer Brown RotWestern North America
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyDigests cellulose in living or dead conifer wood and leaves brown, crumbly lignin-rich residue
Predators
- Fungus beetles
- Slugs
- Springtails
ThreatsRemoval of deadwood, logging of mature conifers, prolonged drought, severe fire, and fungicide exposure
HabitatsConifer forest, temperate rainforest, mountain draws, stumps, logs, and standing fir, spruce, or hemlock
Life spanVisible shelves last for weeks, while the wood-inhabiting mycelium can persist for years
Classification
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyLaetiporaceae
- GenusLaetiporus
- SpeciesLaetiporus conifericola
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Orange bracket fungi have hazardous look-alikes and conifer-grown specimens can be misidentified; do not eat or ingest this fungus.
Responsible observation
- Host: Confirm that the shelves arise from conifer wood rather than a hardwood trunk.
- Pores: View the yellow pore surface without cutting or breaking the bracket.
- Foraging: Never eat a wild fungus based on an app identification.
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