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Welcome to the home page for the Ohio Mushroom Society.  This is the place to come to keep up with the latest information on the club.  Just follow the links on the left to find the information you need, or feel free to contact any of the club volunteers for answers to questions not found here.

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Scientific Name: Trametes versicolor
Common Names: Turkey Tail
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Trametes versicolor - formerly known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor - is an extremely common polypore mushroom which can be found throughout the world. Versicolor means 'of several colours' and it is true that this mushroom is found in a wide variety of different colours. T. versicolor is commonly called Turkey Tail because of its resemblance to the tail of the wild turkey. T. versicolor is recognized as a medicinal mushroom in Chinese medicine under the name yun zhi. In China and Japan T. versicolor is used as in immunoadjuvant therapy for cancer.

What's up in January?

 

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Scientific Name: Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
Common Names: Plantpot dapperling
Flowerpot parasol
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Leucocoprinus birnbaumii is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. It is common in the tropics and subtropics, but in temperate regions frequently occurs in hothouses and flowerpots, hence its common names of plantpot dapperling and flowerpot parasol. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are poisonous, if consumed.

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