* Trametes versicolor* (common name: Turkey's Tail) Syn: Coriolus versicolor ; Polyporus versicolor. The mushroom grows on decaying wood and comes in an array of colours. Mani Ji this is not Sphagnum moss they never ever grow in such dry places the other name of Sphagnum is bog moss hence they grow only over bogs. We get to see a lot of Sphagnum in Canada as the country has the highest percentage of bogs in the world.
More sphagnum : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagnum <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagnum>Tanay On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 4:22 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks like Spagnum moss. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Dalia Set <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pioture taken at Mayabati, Uttaranchal, while trekking to a nearby point. >> I think it is a fugus. Please identify for me. >> >> Thanks >> Dalia >> > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
