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Brackets

24 Friday Feb 2023

Posted by sconzani in fungi

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bracket fungi, Trametes versicolor, Turkey tail

Wet weather does have some compensations, especially when it comes to fungi. This marvellous display of fungal brackets had been looking rather dry and shrivelled but a good blast of recent rain has rehydrated and refreshed the whole stump full. They’re Turkey tails, I think, Trametes versicolor.

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A cascade of brackets

04 Friday Mar 2022

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bracket fungi, British fungi, Trametes versicolor, Turkeytail

One positive from all the recent rain has been the rehydration of resident fungi. The last time I visited this dead tree its brackets were looking dry and shrivelled. Now, it’s like a flood of fungi, six feet of rippling rapids, a veritable cascade of colourful brackets.

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Bands of colour

19 Friday Feb 2021

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#FungiFriday, bracket fungi, British fungi, Trametes versicolor, Turkey tail

I can never go past Turkey tail fungi (Trametes versicolor) without checking out their wonderful rings of colour.

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These are neither as vibrant nor as varied as some I’ve seen but there is a hint of blue in one of those outer bands that doesn’t really show up well in my photos, as the light was very dull this day. I figured they were still worth sharing for Fungi Friday.

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Fungi Friday: Turkey tails

21 Friday Dec 2018

Posted by sconzani in fungi, nature

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#FungiFriday, British fungi, fungi, fungus, Trametes versicolor, Turkey tail, Turkeytail

I’ve been collecting these images of Turkey tail fungi (Trametes versicolor) for the past couple of months, thinking they would be appropriate for the last Fungi Friday before Christmas seeing as how a lot of people eat turkey for their Christmas dinner.
So, merry feasting … but not on these!

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Happy UK Fungus Day!

07 Saturday Oct 2017

Posted by sconzani in fungi, nature

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bracket fungus, fungi, fungus, National Fungus Day, Trametes versicolor, Turkey tail, Turkeytail, UK Fungus Day

Sadly, I don’t see a lot of fungi in my local parks and nature reserves, and I’ve found this year that other events have clashed with the fungi forays organised by the Glamorgan Fungus Group so I haven’t been out with them much either. However, I have been taking photos of the fungi I do find and so, in honour of today being National Fungus Day here in Britain, I thought I’d share these photos of Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor).

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Turkeytail is one of the most common bracket fungi and you can find it growing on dead logs and fallen trees in almost every forest and woodland but what I love about this fungus is its incredible variation. With colours ranging from beige, yellow and orange through to green, brown and even blue, each bracket is a work of art.

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