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Turkey Tail Fungi

Trametes versicolor

Description:

About 4-5cm across and about 6-7cm high. Striking coloration ranging from white on the outer edge through oranges reds and browns, darkest at the base. Underside in third photo is a pale creamy brown colour.

Habitat:

Found growing on a rotting log in native NZ bush in Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain Reserve. Growth is vertically of the side of the fallen log.

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2 Comments

triggsturner
triggsturner 5 years ago

Good colour to these Rach. Thank you for sharing them with us.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

Wow, that's a nice spotting! Gorgeous specimens, and great photos. Very nice indeed :)

remkinloch
Spotted by
remkinloch

Waikato, New Zealand

Spotted on Jun 2, 2018
Submitted on Jun 10, 2018

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