Trametes versicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Polyporaceae |
Genus: | Trametes |
Species: | T. versicolor
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Binomial name | |
Trametes versicolor | |
Synonyms | |
Boletus versicolor L. (1753) |
Trametes versicolor | |
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Pores on hymenium | |
Cap is offset or indistinct | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is white to yellow | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is too hard to eat |
Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colors', versicolor accurately describes this fungus that displays a unique blend of markings. Additionally, owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail.[1] A similar-looking mushroom commonly called "false turkey tail" is from a different order (Stereum), and thus may sometimes be confused with the 'true' turkey tail mushroom, T. versicolor. Another lookalike is the multicolor gill polypore, T. betulina.[2]
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