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pajutagel (Trametes suaveolens)
Scientific name: Trametes suaveolens L.: Fr.
Derivation of name: Trametes means "one who is thin";
suaveolens means "sweet-smelling " in reference to the anise
scent of fresh specimens.
Synonymy: Polyporus suaveolens (L. ex Fries) Fries;
Boletus suaveolens L.
Common names:
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic and parasitic;
usually solitary on living deciduous trees and on stumps, most
often on willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus).
Dimensions: Caps 5-16 cm wide, 1-10 cm long, and 1-4 cm
thick.
Upper surface: Cap whitish to buff; finely hairy to glabrous;
azonate; anise-scented when fresh; cap soft and somewhat
watery when fresh; bruising brownish.
Pore surface: Whitish, drying yellowish; bruising brownish;
pores 1-3 per mm.
Edibility: Inedible.
Comments: The anise smell of young specimens is quite
distinctive together with the bruising reaction and overall
whistish color. Dyers are particularly interested in this
species as it yields a much sought purple dye.
Figure 1. The rather featureless cap surface of Trametes
suaveolens is itself an important identifying characteristic.
Figure 2. As the note indicates, the anise scent of fresh
specimens is a distinctive character. It's always worth taking
the time to smell a specimen of any mushroom species
collected. The diversity of smells is quite surprising and useful.
Figure 3. The pore surface of a freshly collected specimen
of Trametes suaveolens. Photo © Steve Nelsen.
Figure 4. On handling, the upper cap surface bruises brown.
Figure 5. The pore surface bruises brown where touched.
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