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Trametes versicolor

Coriolus versicolor

Description:

Trametes versicolor — formerly known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor — is an extremely common polypore mushroom which can be found throughout the world. Versicolor means 'of several colours' and it is true that this mushroom is found in a wide variety of different colours. T. versicolor is commonly called Turkey Tail because of its resemblance to the tail of the wild turkey. T. versicolor is recognized as a medicinal mushroom in Chinese medicine under the name yun zhi (simplified Chinese: 云芝, traditional Chinese: 雲芝). In China and Japan T. versicolor is used as in immunoadjuvant therapy for cancer. (wikipedia)

Habitat:

Dead Tree, Black Forest, Germany


1 species ID suggestions

Trametes Versicolor (Turkey Tail)
Coriolus versicolor Trametes versicolor

4 Comments

Palaimon
Palaimon a year ago

Add to a mission

CoralAvery
CoralAvery a year ago

no problem! :)

Palaimon
Palaimon a year ago

Thanks!!!

CoralAvery
CoralAvery a year ago

Beautiful spotting! Your suggestion was correct, it looks to be Trametes Versicolor, but I'm no fungi expert, can anyone else confirm?

Denzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Lat: 48.05, Long: 7.91

Spotted on Mar 15, 2011
Submitted on Oct 15, 2011

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