Cristina Bitar, Turkery Tail Fungus

The Trametes versicolor more commonly known as the Turkey Tail fungus is found in North American woods in trees. They do not have a stalk present but a concave cup that is attached to a tree. This fungus has multicolored stripes in the conk which contain pores contrary to most common fungi. The Turkey Tail fungus is a saprotrophic organism which breaks down the deadwood of the tree it is attached to absorbing its nutrients. Since it consumes lignin in the trees, they produce white rot in contrary to organisms that consume cellulose faster which creates red rot. This fungus grows in wet shady areas with a lot of trees allowing them to grow and reproduce.

Posted on October 16, 2021 09:46 PM by cristinabitar