Key Identification Features
- Bright orange and yellow overlapping shelf brackets
- pore surface on underside (tiny pores — no gills)
- sulfur-yellow fresh edges
- grows on dead or dying oak, cherry, locust
- no look-alike danger when fresh and on correct host
Preparation Notes
Must be cooked thoroughly. Some people have GI reactions especially when grown on locust, eucalyptus, or conifers — harvest from oak or cherry. Cook until tender. Avoid old, dry, or white specimens.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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