Identification: orange shelf mushroom id

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  1. PenderPalms

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    anyone know what this is I saw it in Carmanah last week.
    Thank you
     

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  2. C.Wick

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    Could you tell us what it looked like underneath by any chance? Any other photos?
     
    C.Wick, Oct 9, 2008
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  3. Stilbella

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    Laetiporus sulphureus, or Chicken of the Woods, would be my best guess.
     
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    I agree with Stilbella, the mushroom is most likely Laetiporus sulphureus, one of the "Fool Proof Four" according to David Arora.
     
    tlfouhar, Oct 29, 2008
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  5. fish dr

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    Could also be Laetiporous conifericola if it's on a conifer log. Seems likely at Carmanah.
    Still good to eat.
     
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