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| Laetiporus | |
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| Laetiporus sulphureus in Belgium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Laetiporaceae |
| Genus: | Laetiporus Murr. (1904) |
| Type species | |
| Laetiporus speciosus Battarra ex Murrill (1904)
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Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because it is often described as tasting like and having a texture similar to that of chicken meat.