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Turkey Tail
1 public strain
Turkey tail: a thin, leathery bracket fungus with velvety, concentric multicoloured zones and a white pore surface, growing in overlapping clusters on dead hardwood. It is a common white-rot decomposer found worldwide and is used in teas and extracts.
Too tough to eat as food, but prepared as tea or powder; in China it has long been used as yunzhi. Supplements are not approved for any medical condition in the United States, and quality and labelling vary. Look-alikes such as Stereum ostrea (false turkey tail) have a smooth underside without pores.
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