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Trametes versicolor
Trametes versicolor — also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor — is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colours', versicolor reliably describes this mushroom found in different colors. By example, due to its resembling multiple colors in the tail of wild turkey, T. versicolor is commonly called turkey tail. In China and Japan, a chemical compound extracted from T. versicolor, polysaccharide-K, is used as an immunoadjuvant therapy for cancer. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trametes_ve...)
Found in Alathur, Palakkad District, Kerala State, India
They were dry, brittle and paper thin and it was on the remains of a decayed log (wood).
Spotted on Jan 23, 2013
Submitted on Jan 23, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you, mauna Kunzah. I have edited my spotting according to your suggestion.
If I'm not mistaken, Vincent, this looks like the Turkey tail mushroom, which is a member of the genus Trametes (otherwise known as Coriolus).
Dear Braulio Alejandro Rivas Tapia, I have put it on Mushroom Mapping mission as you suggested. Thank you.
Beautiful!
U should put it on the mission: Mushroom Mapping!