Fig. 2.29(a,b) Thin, leathery brackets of the polypore
fungus Coriolus versicolor (about 5–7 cm diameter),
which often occurs abundantly on logs or fallen hardwood
trees. The brackets grow at their margins and often show
concentric zones of different colors – hence the species
name, versicolor.(a)(b)Fig. 2.28(a) A further example of a jelly fungus: a forked
basidiocarp of Calocera viscosa(about 5 cm high, color
orange-yellow), which grows from underground decaying
stump tissues of trees. (b) A basidiocarp of the fungus
Lactarius torminosus (color salmon-pink), frequently seen
as a mycorrhizal associate of birch trees. This poisonous
fungus is commonly known as the woolly milk cap
because of its woolly appearance. The specimen is about
10 cm diameter.(a)(b)FB4eC02 04/20/2005 02:52PM Page 37