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Turkey's Tail

Trametes versicolor

Description:

very rigid, rich brown and grey color, about 3" across

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this in the Foping National Nature Reserve in the Qinling mountains, about 5 hours drive from Xi'an.

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Turkey Tail
Trametes versicolor Trametes versicolor


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3 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks courtney and Sarah for the ID. I seem to spot a lot of these turkey's tail. Even though it was not the season for fungi in Foping, I still managed to spot about 30 species. I have a black and grey fungus that looks sort of like this too. I will try to upload sometime soon.

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 12 years ago

Medicinal qualities of this fungi include cancer therapy!

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 12 years ago

Love those colors!

Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

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Spotted on Nov 25, 2011
Submitted on Dec 26, 2011

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