On
dead trees you can easily find Trametes versicolor also known as Coriolus
versicolor and Polyporus versicolor.
They exist under different colors. Due to its resembling multiple colors in the tail of wild
turkey, T. versicolor is
commonly called turkey tail.
Older specimens, such as the one pictured, can have zones with green algae growing on them, thus
appearing green.
T. versicolor contains a range of immunologically active
polysaccharides. Human pilot studies indicate they might reduce cancer recurrence. Other basic research demonstrated that
the mushroom inhibited certain human
cancer cell lines in vitro.
More mushrooms
of the Sant valley.
