Laetiporus sulphureus

Laetiporus cincinnatus

Pore color

Yellow

White

Position on the tree

Butt of standing tree, or on down logs

From soil, apparently from roots, occasionally on the butt of a standing tree

Growth form

Usually overlapping shelves, occasionally a rosette when fruiting from the topside of a log

Usually a rosette

Geographical distribution

East of the Great Plains

East of the Great Plains

Host tree

Hardwoods, usually oak

Hardwoods, almost always oak