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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 T. versicolor is used as in immunoadjuvant therapy for cancer. Wikipedia
Decaying tree branch in Annadel State Park, Santa Rosa, CA.
Spotted on Jan 28, 2012
Submitted on Jan 29, 2012
3 Comments
I had a moth in Birds of the World for months!
Just removed it!
Hi Misako! Did you mean to add this to the Symbiotic relationships mission?