Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) is an easy-to-identify edible mushroom native to Europe and North America. It is widely regarded as a delicious type of mushroom. Chicken of the woods usually grows on deciduous trees like oak, dogwood, maple, aspen, and birch However, it is not safe to eat chicken of the woods growing on conifers, locust, or eucalyptus trees since these are different and poisonous species of mushrooms, such as jack-o-lantern mushrooms, black-staining polypore mushrooms, and giant polypore mushrooms.