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Trametes versicolor
Turkey Tail Fungus
| Family |
| Polyporaceae |
| Genus |
| Trametes |
| Species |
| versicolor |
| Category |
| Fungi |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -18 - (-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 10 |
| Spread |
| 4 - 10 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This is one of the most common mushrooms in North America. It grows on logs, and prefers moist areas. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Forming large groups often in overlapping tiers.The upper surfaces of brackets are covered in concentric rings of variable colours including black-green, grey-blue and grey brown while the underside is white drying to a yellowish-white. |
| Texture Description |
| The flesh is leathery in texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Spooky Hollow, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. Joany’s Woods, West Williams, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Edible, but unpalatable. |
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