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Laetiporus zonatus is a recently described species (2014) from Asia that has entered the cultivation market. It is characterized by a distinctly zonate (ringed) pileus surface and a white to cream-colored pore surface, distinguishing it from the yellow-pored L. sulphureus. It grows on hardwoods, specifically Oaks, in temperate forests. Morphologically, it produces multipileate, imbricate fruiting bodies with a yellow to pale buff upper surface. It is a brown rot fungus. In cultivation contexts, it is noted for being potentially more adaptable to artificial substrates than some native North American species, with liquid cultures sold specifically for grain and sawdust inoculation.
Asia; distributed globally via culture banks.
No strains cataloged yet for this species.
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