Trametes versicolor
| Trametes versicolor | |
|---|---|
.JPG) |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Trametes |
| Species: | T. versicolor |
| Binomial name | |
|
Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd (1920) |
|
| Synonyms | |
|
Boletus versicolor L. (1753) |
|
| Trametes versicolor | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
 |
pores on hymenium |
 
|
cap is offset or indistinct |
 |
hymenium is decurrent |
 |
lacks a stipe |
 
|
spore print is white to yellow |
 |
ecology is saprotrophic |
 |
edibility: edible, but unpalatable |
| External identifiers for Trametes versicolor | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 190215 |
| Also found in: | |
Boletus versicolor L. (1753)
Polyporus versicolor (L.) Fr. (1821)
Coriolus versicolor (L.) Quél. (1886)
cap is offset
spore print is white
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.
The top surface of the cap shows typical concentric zones of different colours. The flesh is 1–3 mm thick and has leathery texture. Older specimens, such as the one pictured, can have zones with green algae growing on them, thus appearing green. It commonly grows in tiled layers. The cap is rust-brown or darker brown, sometimes with blackish zones. The cap is flat, up to 8 x 5 x 0.5–1 cm in area. It is often triangular or round, with zones of fine hairs. The pore surface is whitish to light brown, pores round and with age twisted and labyrinthine. 2-5 pores per millimeter.
It may be eaten by caterpillars of the fungus moth Nemaxera betulinella and by maggots of the Platypezid fly Polyporivora picta. and the fungus gnat Mycetophila luctuosa
T. versicolor contains polysaccharides under basic research, including the protein-bound PSP and B-1,3 and B-1,4 glucans. The lipid fraction contains the lanostane-type tetracyclic triterpenoid sterol ergosta-7,22,dien-3B-ol as well as fungisterol and B-sitosterol.
...
Wikipedia