Species

Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail)

Trametes versicolor. Photo: (c) Christine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning ‘of several colours’, versicolor reliably describes this fungus that displays different colors. For example, because its shape and multiple colors are similar to those of a wild turkey, T. versicolor is commonly called turkey tail.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Polyporales (Shelf fungi)
        Family: Polyporaceae (Bracket fungi)
        Genus: Trametes
        Complex: Trametes versicolor
        Species: Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail)

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