Trametes betulina

Trametes betulina (formerly Lenzites betulina), sometimes known by common names gilled polypore, birch mazegill or multicolor gill polypore, is a species of fungus.

Trametes betulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Trametes
Species:	T. betulina
Binomial name
Trametes betulina (L.) Pilát (1939)
Synonyms
Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr., (1838)

Trametes betulina Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is flat
	Lacks a stipe
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is inedible

The caps are 2.5–13 centimetres (1–5 in) wide.^[1][2] Although it is a member of the Polyporales order, the fruiting bodies have gills instead of pores, which distinguishes it from the superficially similar Trametes versicolor or T. hirsuta.^[3]

It is inedible due to its toughness.^[2][4] Research has shown that it has several medicinal properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunosuppressive activities.^{[3][additional citation(s) needed]}