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Turkey's Tail

Trametes versicolor

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

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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Trametes versicolor

Species ID Suggestions

Turkey Tail

Trametes versicolor

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SarahWhitt
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Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
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
Medicinal qualities of this fungi include cancer therapy!

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PublishedDecember 26, 2011

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