Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd
(Turkeytail)

Interactions where Trametes versicolor is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubslivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live branch [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubslivebranch
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsdead, white-rottenwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten trunk [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsdead, white-rottentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten branch [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsdead, white-rottenbranch
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live Rare PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersliveRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood Rare PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, white-rottenwoodRare
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live Rare Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/PiceasprucesliveRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood Rare Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, white-rottenwoodRare
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live Rare Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/PinuspinesliveRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood Rare Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, white-rottenwoodRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on worked wood [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesworked wood

Interactions where Trametes versicolor is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
basidiome is food source of plasmodium Badhamia utricularis a slime mould Physarida: Physaraceae The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, Ing, B., 1999
 /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Physaraceae/Badhamia utricularis/Badhamia utricularisa slime mouldplasmodium Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailbasidiome plasmodium feeds on basidiome
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Minor Clitopilus hobsonii Miller’s Oysterling Agaricales: Entolomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Clitopilus hobsonii/Clitopilus hobsoniimiller's oysterlingfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytaildead, decayedbasidiomeMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed basidiome
(dying) dying fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Entoloma parasiticum a toadstool Agaricales: Entolomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma parasiticum/Entoloma parasiticuma toadstoolfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytaildyingfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dying fruitbody
(old) old bracket is parasitised by subiculate perithecium Major Hypomyces aurantius Orange Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/Hypomyces aurantiusorange polypore mouldsubiculateperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailoldbracketMajor subiculate perithecium parasitises old bracket
(old) old bracket is parasitised by Cladobotryum anamorph Major Hypomyces aurantius Orange Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/Hypomyces aurantiusorange polypore mouldCladobotryum anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailoldbracketMajor Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old bracket
bracket bracket is parasitised by subiculate perithecium Hypomyces rosellus Pink Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces rosellus/Hypomyces roselluspink polypore mouldsubiculateperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailbracket subiculate perithecium parasitises bracket
bracket bracket is parasitised by Cladobotryum anamorph Hypomyces rosellus Pink Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces rosellus/Hypomyces roselluspink polypore mouldCladobotryum anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailbracket Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises bracket
bracket bracket is decayed by superficial, scattered or gregarious perithecium Minor Nectria peziza a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria peziza/Nectria pezizaa pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered or gregariousperithecium Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailbracketMinor (8-12)superficial, scattered or gregarious perithecium is saprobic on bracket
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by perithecium Major Melanospora lagenaria an ascomycete Melanosporales: Ceratostomataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora lagenaria/Melanospora lagenariaan ascomyceteperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Trametes versicolor/Trametes versicolorturkeytailfruitbodyMajor perithecium parasitises fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1999The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland374pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its myceliumActa Mycologica Vol 41 (2): 305-312.

Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrametes versicolor (Turkeytail)
GenusTrametes (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyPOLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail)

Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Findlay, W.P.K. 1951 A note on the fungi of less common occurrence in houses TBMS Vol 34 (1): 35-37, Plate 3.
Hiscox, J., Hibbert, C., Rogers, H.J. & Boddy, L. 2010 Monokaryons and dikaryons of Trametes versicolor have similar combative, enzyme and decay ability FungEcol Vol 03 (4): 347-356.
Williams, E.N.D., Todd, N.K. & Rayner, A.D.M. 1981 Propagation and development of fruit bodies of Coriolus versicolor TBMS Vol 77 (2): 409-414.

Medicinal Properties

Kibby, G. 2014 Editorial (Jan 2014) Field Mycology Vol 15 (1): 2.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 20 images of Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail)

This is our commonest bracket fungus. It grows on stumps and fallen wood of a variety of broadleaves and even conifers. It is very variable in colour from almost white to charcoal black, by way of various shades of grey, brown, reddish and yellowish, often the same fruitbody having concentric zones of different colours. The fruitbodies of a single colony are very similar which has lead to speculation about multiple species being involved.

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