Mushroom Type Edible  
    
Common Name 2 Sulphur Polypore 
Latin Name Laetiporus sulphureus 
        
Maximum height (CM) 0 
Maximum width (CM) 45 
    
Smell Mushroomy. 
Gills This mushroom has tiny pores, no gills. 
Spore Print White, ellipsoid to broadly ovate 
Stem No real stem as this is a bracket fungus. 
Cap Globular and sulphur coloured to start with becoming fan-like and fading to pale yellow/ivory. Solid and meaty texture. 
Flesh Yellow/orange to ivory/white. 
Habitat Mainly on oak trunk and stumps but can grow on the stumps of cherry, sweet chestnut, willow and yew. Grows in large tiers on the trunk and stumps. 
Taste Mushroomy and said to taste like chicken to some, it has the same texture as chicken and is good in stews as a veggie 'meat'. Best eaten young as the older specimens become woody and acrid to the taste. 
Possible Confusion When growing on yew can be poisonous as a friend of mine found out. He was vomiting for a day!