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Turkey Tail

Trametes versicolor

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Fuzzy tops, pores present on the underside. They have bands of blue, tan, and white. Turkey tails are saprobes that feed off of decomposing trees. They are also an important food source for fungus gnats, fungus moth caterpillars (Nemaxera betulinella) and Platypezid fly maggots.

Habitat:

Covering much of a trunk of a standing dead tree in the forest. Newnans Lake Conservation Area

Reference Links:

Trametes versicolor - Wikipedia, Trametes versicolor: The Turkey Tail (MushroomExpert.Com)

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Comments (4)
AshleyT
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Machi
Thanks Mark and Neil! Neil, I have found Turkey Tails a few times before, but never this many. However, they do tend to grow in clusters. They are saprotrophs, so they live on dead or dying trees. The other ones I found in the area were also on dead trees or fallen branches, but the other trees surrounding the ones pictured were alive and healthy and therefore did not have them.
Neil Ross
That is insane! What a cool spotting. Is it normal for them to cluster like that, and were there any on the other tree? Nice one, Machi.

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