Trametes versicolor

Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales	Family: Polyporaceae
Species: Trametes versicolor (L.) Pilát

Synonyms:

Agaricus versicolor
Boletus versicolor
Coriolus versicolor
Coriolus versicolor f. azureus
Polyporus versicolor
Polystictus versicolor
Polystictus versicolor var. nigricans
Poria versicolor

Common Name:

Turkeytail




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (47) Corylus avellana (26) Alnus glutinosa (23) Quercus petraea (19) Betula pubescens (18) Quercus (14) Fraxinus excelsior (10) Salix (7) Acer pseudoplatanus (6) Betula pendula (5) Betula (4) Pinus sylvestris (4) Beech (3) Crataegus monogyna (3) Picea abies (3) Quercus robur (2) Salix caprea (2) Salix cinerea (2) Ulex europaeus (2) Alnus incana (1) Alnus viridis (1) Ash (1) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Prunus laurocerasus (1) Salix fragilis (1) Taxus baccata (1) Ulmus glabra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (40) Woodland: mixed (26) Woodland: broadleaved (18) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (11) Parkland and scattered trees (9) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (8) Woodland (7) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (7) Woodland: mixed, plantation (7) Boundaries: defunct hedge (5) Built up area, domestic (5) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (5) Fraxinus excelsior-Sorbus aucuparia-Mercurialis perennis woo (4) Acid grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Scrub (3) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (3) Woodland: plantation (3) Boundaries: hedge with trees (2) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Neutral grassland: unimproved (2) Other habitat (2) Rowan-birch woods (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Acid grassland: unimproved (1) Boundaries, permanently wet ditch (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Built-up areas (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Improved grassland (1) Lowland hazel-sessile oakwoods (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Quercus petraea-Betula pubescens-Oxalis acetosella woodland (1) Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (1) Scrub: scattered (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Dead Wood (92) Branch (51) Stump (34) Fallen Branch (15) Fallen Tree (15) Tree (13) Wood (12) Dead Branch (7) Cut Trunk (6) Log (4) Fallen log (3) Standing Dead Tree (3) Fallen Wood (2) Soil Grassy (2) Bark (1) Fallen Twig (1) Root (1) Sawn Wood (1) Soil Leaves (1) Twig (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (24) February (26) March (15) April (18) May (27) June (21) July (36) August (23) September (43) October (90) November (42) December (18)