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Turkey-tail Polypore

Trametes versicolor

Notes:

Wood-rotter fungus that is an immune system enhancer that has been used in China to treat various forms of cancer. Dried and ground mushrooms are now available in tea form. Found on all the main Hawaiian Islands.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AlikaKay
AlikaKay 12 years ago
Turkey tail fungus
Trametes versicolor


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2 Comments

birdlady6000
birdlady6000 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID suggestion AlikaKay!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Very pretty, (Shelf style)

KathleenMcEachern
Spotted by
KathleenMcEachern

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Spotted on Feb 20, 2011
Submitted on Sep 30, 2011

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