Mushroom
False Turkey Tail
Stereum sp. ยท genus Stereum
Turkey-tail-like zoned brackets but with a smooth underside rather than a porous underside.
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Description
Turkey-tail-like zoned brackets but smooth underside rather than a porous underside. Comparison record to distinguish from true Turkey Tail.
Safety Cautions
Do not substitute for Trametes versicolor in medicinal preparations.
Not edible.
No known use.
Wood decomposer.
Saprotrophic on dead wood.
Year-round on deadwood
Dead wood
Dead wood
Sharp photograph of upper and lower surfaces.
Educational use only. Identification, edibility, and traditional medicinal knowledge is shared for learning. Always obtain positive identification before eating, harvesting, or medicinally using any plant or fungi. This Atlas is not medical advice.