 Grifola

Grifola is a genus of fungi in the family Meripilaceae, which includes some edible fungi such as "Grifola frondosa", commonly known as hen-of-the-woods (or Maitake in Japan); not to be confused with "Laetiporus sulphureus", known among English speakers as chicken of the woods.The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.