Laetiporus persicinus

Laetiporus persicinus, commonly known as the white chicken mushroom, is an edible mushroom of the genus "Laetiporus". It is closely related to the chicken mushroom, or "Laetiporus sulphureus". "Laetiporus persicinus" has a salmon pink cap and white pores. This mushroom grows on dead and living hardwood and softwood trees. It was first described scientifically by Miles Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1853 as "Polyporus persicinus". It has been collected in Africa, Australia, Asia, North America, and South America.