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Trametes versicolor
Trametes versicolor — also 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 a chemical compound extracted from T. versicolor, polysaccharide-K, is used as in immunoadjuvant therapy for cancer
Spotted on Oct 28, 2012
Submitted on Oct 28, 2012
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thanks lightworkerpeace. I have moved on so no chance to investigate the green area on top unfortunately
Looks like Trametes versicolor (but I might take a microscope to the greener areas to see if it is a second fungi ontop)!