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Turkey Tail Fruiting body growing in layers of overlapping rosettes with zones of brown color and a cream-colored margin. The pore surface was orange and mushy from age. This fungus had been frozen and was starting to thaw - the flesh was still tough, but was more mushy than usual.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105069/turkey_tail.html" title="Turkey Tail"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/105069_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YTgltSVzFUjpzc4PnuIkS0l4LTk%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Turkey Tail Fruiting body growing in layers of overlapping rosettes with zones of brown color and a cream-colored margin. The pore surface was orange and mushy from age. This fungus had been frozen and was starting to thaw - the flesh was still tough, but was more mushy than usual.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56774/turkey_tail.html Geotagged,Trametes versicolor,Turkey Tail,United States,Winter" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Trametes Versicolor,Trametes versicolor,Turkey Tail,United States,Winter,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Turkey Tail

Fruiting body growing in layers of overlapping rosettes with zones of brown color and a cream-colored margin. The pore surface was orange and mushy from age. This fungus had been frozen and was starting to thaw - the flesh was still tough, but was more mushy than usual.

Turkey Tail Fruiting body growing in layers of overlapping rosettes with zones of brown color and a cream-colored margin. The pore surface was orange and mushy from age. This fungus had been frozen and was starting to thaw - the flesh was still tough, but was more mushy than usual.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56774/turkey_tail.html Geotagged,Trametes versicolor,Turkey Tail,United States,Winter

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Are you sure these aren't Trametes ochracea? I always have to check ones colored like this for the slightly different pores. (Once again, I could be wrong here)!

    Absolutely gorgeous, by the way!     Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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      No, I'm not sure. I recently learned that I am horrible at IDing shelf fungi. I have been corrected a bunch of times on iNat. I just can't tell them apart! I will check to see if I have a pore shot... Posted 4 years ago
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        Not a great shot, sorry to say:
        Turkey Tail Fruiting body growing in layers of overlapping rosettes with zones of brown color and a cream-colored margin. The pore surface was orange and mushy from age. This fungus had been frozen and was starting to thaw - the flesh was still tough, but was more mushy than usual.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56774/turkey_tail.html Geotagged,Trametes versicolor,Turkey Tail,United States,Winter
         Posted 4 years ago
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          Christine Young
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          I did post it on MO, but never got feedback:
          https://mushroomobserver.org/307175?q=1YikL           Posted 4 years ago
          1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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            hmmm. hard to tell. T. ochracea has pores that kind of "melt" or deform themselves in spots. It more often than not has this brown color palette. T. versicolor SOMETIMES has this palette, but usually displays more blues and grays. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
            1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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              Like this:
              Trametes ochracea Growing on a hardwood branch at the forested edge of an overgrown backyard habitat.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69828/trametes_ochracea.html Fall,Geotagged,Trametes ochracea,United States
               Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
                Christine Young
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                Do you think I should change the ID?
                 Posted 4 years ago

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The Turkey Tail

"Trametes versicolor" is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colours', "versicolor" reliably describes this mushroom found in different colors. By example, due to its resembling multiple colors in the tail of wild turkey, "T. versicolor" is commonly called turkey tail.

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Similar species: Polyporales
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 23, 2018. Captured Jan 21, 2018 15:13 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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