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Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes?
    #6336773 - 12/05/06 02:24 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

And if so, are they harmful at all? 

Here are some pics of what I found/ have dried:







I got what seemed to be a positive ID on these a few months ago.  Just wondering as I'm thinking of making a mix of them and green tea. 

Also, while I'm posting, found these:






Initially, I thought they were reishi, but RR said they were probably another species--I forget the name just now.  Just wondering if they were good for any medicinal benefits for teas, as I have a buttload of them.  :shocked:

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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: GnuBobo]
    #6337870 - 12/05/06 07:17 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Pretty sure they are turkey tails, and that there aren't any poisonous mushrooms of that type[endospores I think]  ( don't quote me...) Sure, some of them taste bad I bet though.

BTW, the last pic looks like Possible Reishi to me :shrug:


ps- I'm also pretty sure RogerRabbit said almost all endospores have some sort of medical value... I'll PM him a link of this thread maybe he'll give us the short version rundown


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: Kerbouchard]
    #6338283 - 12/05/06 08:58 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Endospores?? I think you must mean Polypores, and no, not all are medicinal.

Yes, there are look-a-likes, for instance, Stereum ostrea is casually referred to as the "False Turkey-tail".
Lenzites betulina is also similar, along with Daedaleopsis confragosa, and Daedalea quercina, but each of those three have maze like tubes, or gills, rather than pores.

All 4 of those are listed as inedible, and there are certainly other look-a-likes in those respective generas.

Oh, and the second set of photos is certainly in the Ganoderma genus, all of which are said to be medicinal.


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: CureCat]
    #6338292 - 12/05/06 09:00 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

....Heeeey... what are you OTD'ers doing here?!!  :tongue:


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: CureCat]
    #6339329 - 12/06/06 01:24 AM (17 years, 2 months ago)

To me the top pic looks almost definitley like turkey tail but I am not so sure about the 2nd and 3rd pics. They could be though.


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: zee_werp]
    #6339886 - 12/06/06 09:48 AM (17 years, 2 months ago)

are turkey tails even good too eat? I can imagine eating them I've found some delicious looking speci's in the woods just the other week, real deep blue tons looked almost blueberryish;


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: CureCat]
    #6340030 - 12/06/06 10:29 AM (17 years, 2 months ago)

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Endospores??  I think you must mean Polypores, and no, not all are medicinal.

Yes, there are look-a-likes, for instance, Stereum ostrea is casually referred to as the "False Turkey-tail". 
Lenzites betulina is also similar, along with Daedaleopsis confragosa, and Daedalea quercina, but each of those three have maze like tubes, or gills, rather than pores.

All 4 of those are listed as inedible, and there are certainly other look-a-likes in those respective generas. 

Oh, and the second set of photos is certainly in the Ganoderma genus, all of which are said to be medicinal.




These "Turkey Tails" are like fans, almost--very thin, growing on hardwood.  I saw no tubes or gills--though it would be interesting to see some pics of the species you're talking about. 

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....Heeeey... what are you OTD'ers doing here?!!  :tongue:




Contrary to site-wide belief, we actually do have an interest in mycology and a very, very few redeeming qualities.  :wink:


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: GnuBobo]
    #6340624 - 12/06/06 01:43 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Besides, even if you KNOW they arent deadly, and dont know the medicinal use if any, WHY would you wanna eat/drink that? I found a shitload of Turkey Tails last weekend, but when I went to get my film prints, the lady said they were blank! WTF?


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: FungusMan]
    #6341013 - 12/06/06 03:26 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

fungus man were'd you get your avatar? hahah


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: snoot]
    #6341046 - 12/06/06 03:39 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Its been my one and only. I think Im gonna change it soon, but I dunno.


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: FungusMan]
    #6341066 - 12/06/06 03:47 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

I saw it on a site I cant remember were i got it.


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: snoot]
    #6341262 - 12/06/06 04:46 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

The second picture still looks like Fomitopsis pinicola to me. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5930~gid~.asp It's a medicinal mushroom, as well as the most common polypore in the world.
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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6341270 - 12/06/06 04:48 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

I have a ton of dried reishi, I just cant really figure out an enjoyable way to dose it. Its extremely juicy when its fresh and when dry it gets really dry and smells really mushroomy


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: snoot]
    #6341554 - 12/06/06 05:39 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Chop it up into pea sized pieces (secateurs/garden shears work well) then dry for 10/20 mins on the lowest oven setting until dry. The taste of a high dosage tea (15 grams) is easily disguised by adding tea or coffee.


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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: GnuBobo]
    #6341908 - 12/06/06 06:57 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

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These "Turkey Tails" are like fans, almost--very thin, growing on hardwood. I saw no tubes or gills--though it would be interesting to see some pics of the species you're talking about.





Stereum ostrea



Lenzites betulina



Daedaleopsis confragosa



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Re: Are there any Turkey Tail look-alikes? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6341933 - 12/06/06 07:04 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

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The second picture still looks like Fomitopsis pinicola to me. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5930~gid~.asp It's a medicinal mushroom, as well as the most common polypore in the world.
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Yeah, the Red-banded polypore is another likely candidate, though those in the photos above are a bit young, so you cannot see any blue that is often surrounded by the red/orange band on the top of the mushroom.


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Are these turkey tail mushrooms? [Re: GnuBobo]
    #22279903 - 09/23/15 05:52 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Who can help me identify these bracket fungi I collected ?

They were growing  out of what was probably a Shea oak log

I'm almost certain they are turkey tails  ( I did the true turkey tail test from mushroom expert.com)  but they could be a look a like (Coriolus hirsuta?) as the underside is tan coloured and not white...?

The pores are also quite toothy on underside (but this could just be the size)

Pics look different because of flash



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