fruiting bodies are up to 20cm wide, shelf-like, rubbery, sulphur yellow to orange, sometimes with bright orange tips.
older specimens become pale and brittle, chalk-like.
flesh is white to yellow tinted, firm, softer towards the edges.
underside is characteristically white to bright yellow, with tiny pores instead of gills.
has no stem.
grows in overlapping groups on logs, stumps, or wounds of trees.
appears in spring, summer, and fall.
has a mild taste and odor; cook before eating.
tip: harvest the soft outer margin of the younger specimens to avoid bitterness.
an inedible (but not poisonous) look-alike is Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, which is corky/rigid rather than rubbery, and orange/red on the top and underside, rather than bright yellow on the underside.
an inedible (but not poisonous) look-alike is Hapalopilus nidulans, which is cinnamon brown/orange on the top and the underside, rather than bright yellow on the underside.
warning: can cause allergic reaction in some people due to toxins absorbed from the tree; begin by sampling small amounts.
