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Turkey-tail Fungus

Trametes versicolor

Description:

A fungus with a rosy band.

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5 Comments

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

You're more than welcome J

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thank you, António, for your comment and the ID help!
Much appreciated, António and Debbie! :)

Nice capture J,i think that is a tramites versicolor in decay stage,these fungi are very variable in collours,as the name says

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks for your input, Debbie! I'm going to look into it more now! Thanks again!

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

I think you're probably right Jacob but this just looks like an old one as I'm sure they grow from May to December so that is possibly why it looks a bit more leathery than normal.

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Feb 22, 2013
Submitted on Mar 8, 2013

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