Trametes versicolor

Turkey Tail at Pointer Mountain, NSW

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Identification history

	Trametes versicolor	7 Apr 2020	Pam
	Trametes versicolor	6 Apr 2020	Tonifield

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Pam wrote:

7 Apr 2020

These decomposers (saprotrophic) fungi never seem to fail at putting on a great display. This colour version is particularly evocative of their common name 'Turkey Tail'.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.397733 -35.245758
Maps McDonald State Forest
Places Pointer Mountain, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
27 Mar 2020 04:09 PM Recorded on
Tonifield Recorded by
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Fungi Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Tonifield South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Trametes versicolor Scientific name
Turkey Tail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1406.03m Recorded at altitude
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