Question: what is the difference between chicken of the woods and hen of the woods?
Answer: Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. ... The name "chicken of the woods" is not to be confused with another edible polypore, Maitake (Grifola frondosa) known as "hen of the woods", or with Lyophyllum decastes, known as the "fried chicken mushroom".