Trametes hirsuta (Wulfen) Lloyd
Family: Polyporaceae
Hairy Turkey Tail
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National Mushroom Centre  
Mata, M., D. Penjor and S. Pradham. 2010. Fungi of Bhutan. National Mushroom Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan.

Local name: No local name known

Edibility: Inedible.

Habitat: Lignicolous and solitary to gregarious.

Description: Fruiting bodies: 2-5 cm long and 5-10 cm wide and fan-shaped.  Upper surface: White hairy surface when young with concentric lines of grey to brownish with age. Hymenophore: 1-3 pores per mm, whitish when young, cream-grey with age. Flesh: Tough and whitish to yellowish. Spore Print: White.

Comments: This species is quite common, found growing on decaying wood. Recognized by its white hairy cap when young which become grey-brown in maturity.  Trametes hirsuta exhibits a good amount of variation in the appearance of the cap and pore surfaces making confusion with other similar species.

Trametes hirsuta image
National Mushroom Centre  
Trametes hirsuta image
Sabitra Pradhan  
Trametes hirsuta image
Sabitra Pradhan