Trametes hirsuta
Species of fungus
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Trametes hirsuta, commonly known as hairy turkey tail[1] or hairy bracket, is a species of fungus.
| Trametes hirsuta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Trametes |
| Species: | T. hirsuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Trametes hirsuta | |
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List
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| Trametes hirsuta | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Description
The cap is up to 15 centimetres (6 in) wide, exceptionally 30 cm.[1] It is whitish gray, with short hairs and subtle zoning, sometimes tomentose and yellowish or darker near the margin.[1] The flesh is tough, up to 5 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick,[1] with a soft gray upper layer and a whitish lower layer separated by a black plane.[2] It is too tough for consumption.[1]
Similar species
Similar species include T. pubescens, which is unzoned, buff in colour, and without layered flesh. T. versicolor is more distinctively zoned.[2] T. occidentalis appears to be closely related.[1]
Ecology
Biotechnology
Lyophilized cell cultures of Trametes hirsuta yield aldehydes from alkenes, representing a biotransformation alternative to ozonolysis.[4]
