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Turkey Tail Fungus

Trametes versicolor

Photo by PucaK
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Cap: Largest approximately 5 cm across; approximately 1 mm thick; flexible; bracket-shaped in rows along the branch, or kidney-shaped in rosettes on top of the branch; sometimes fused with other caps; velvety; concentric zones of white, brown, cinnamon, and reddish brown, and orange).
Pore Surface: Whitish to tan; with 4 or more tiny pores per mm; tubes approximately 1 mm deep.
Does not stain with KOH.

Habitat:

Growing on fallen branch near lake.

Notes:

This is the true Turkey Tail fungus

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