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Photo by ryocoon
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Field Notes

Description:

Appears to be "Turkey Tail". Various pieces of shelf-like mushroom growing off of an old stump and exposed root. White edges of cap/shelf and brown ringed color otherwise.

Habitat:

Shaded woods near savannahs/plains in the "Mines of Spain" park natural easement in Dubuque, Iowa.

Notes:

Was found in some shaded woods near savannahs/plains in the "Mines of Spain" park natural easement in Dubuque, Iowa.

Species ID Suggestions

Turkey Tail

Trametes Versicolor

Comments (2)

Thanks for the suggestion Behn. I'm new to trying to identify these, but love taking nature photos.
looks like Turkey-tail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trametes_versicolor

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2011

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