False Turkey Tail
by MaryLee Parker
Title
False Turkey Tail
Artist
MaryLee Parker
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Look-alikes: T. versicolor has a number of look-alikes; there are approximately 15 sister species in Canada and the USA. There are, however, no poisonous species of Trametes anywhere in the world, and most have medicinal properties. T. hirsute has densely hairy and grayish-white caps. T. velutina is thicker and has a smoky pore surface.
Stereum ostrea, the false turkey-tail, is the mushroom most often mistaken for Trametes versicolor. It can be differentiated from T. veriscolor as it lacks a pore surface on the underside of it’s cap, and has more of a parchment consistency. S. ostrea contains no toxic compounds, and is non-poisonous.
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July 15th, 2017
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