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Trametes versicolor

(L.:Fr.) Pilat

Turkey Tail

GNRUnranked Found in 292 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122625
Element CodeNFFUN1D010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPoriales
FamilyCoriolaceae
GenusTrametes
Synonyms
Polyporus versicolor(L.:Fr.) Fr.
Concept Reference
Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Several varieties based on variation in gross morphology have been described (Farr et al. 1989).
Conservation Status
Change Date1996-09-27
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (292)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Alaska (29)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Barbershop CanyonCoconino National Forest1,311
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Arkansas (4)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
California (75)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
De La GuerraLos Padres National Forest5,418
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
JuncalLos Padres National Forest12,289
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
ManzanaLos Padres National Forest2,101
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Oat Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,223
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou ASix Rivers National Forest1,017
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Skeleton GladeMendocino National Forest9,237
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
UnderwoodSix Rivers National Forest6,591
West ForkAngeles National Forest1,169
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Florida (4)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
Georgia (13)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,974
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Foster BranchChattahoochee National Forest171
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear SwampHuron-Manistee National Forest3,915
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Allan Mountain (01946)Bitterroot National Forest104,184
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
New Hampshire (9)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
WatervilleWhite Mountain National Forest4,312
North Carolina (17)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Cherry Cove (addition)Nantahala National Forest836
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Yellowhammer Branch (add.)Nantahala National Forest1,255
Oregon (20)
AreaForestAcres
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
Cougar BluffUmpqua National Forest5,574
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Waldo - Many PrariesWillamette National Forest2,585
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Pennsylvania (5)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
CornplanterAllegheny National Forest2,929
Hearts ContentAllegheny National Forest221
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
South Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Ellicott Rock 1Sumter National Forest301
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Tennessee (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
London Bridge BranchCherokee National Forest3,387
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Texas (3)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Winters BayouNational Forests in Texas730
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418025Uinta National Forest32,698
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Vermont (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Lye Brook Addition 09085Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (32)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Dolly AnnGeorge Washington National Forest7,855
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
James River AdditionJefferson National Forest1,140
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Little AlleghanyGeorge Washington National Forest10,215
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mottesheard (VA)Jefferson National Forest2,596
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
Mountain Lake Addition B (VA)Jefferson National Forest3,405
Mt. PleasantGeorge Washington National Forest8,933
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Oliver MountainGeorge Washington National Forest13,090
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
Shawvers Run AdditionJefferson National Forest1,927
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Washington (25)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
West Virginia (16)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Laurel ForkMonongahela National Forest1,172
Little Allegheny MountainMonongahela National Forest10,514
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Mottesheard (WV)Jefferson National Forest3,964
Mountain Lake Addition B (WV)Jefferson National Forest557
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (4)
  1. Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]