Identifying Turkey Tail Mushrooms And Look-Alikes
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Key identifying features of Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) as well as some common look-alike species. Foraging - Forager - Herbalism - Herbal Medicine - Wildcraft - Bushcraft - Apothecary - Mycology - Adaptogens - North Carolina - Root And Earth - Root & Earth - ID - MushroomID - Identification - Fungi - Forest - Autumn - Fall - Woods - Hiking - Outdoors - Herbalist - Saprophytes - Fungus - Information - Instruction - Foraging Class - WNC - Foray - Field - Observing Nature - Mushrooms - Mycelium - Health -
Hands down the best turkey tail identification video so far! However I have watched about eight of these type of videos so far and there's one thing that never seems to get mentioned. Will the commonly misidentified species hurt you? Are they toxic?
None of the look-alikes are toxic that I am aware of. They would more likely just be a waste of time and effort, but any individual can have an allergic or otherwise negative response to the ingestion of anything, so good observation and positive ID are always the goal. Thank you so much for watching!
This is actually why I was watching the video! Trying to find that out.
Genius question thank you for asking this
The bob Ross of mushrooms. Awesome info and super relaxing to watch. I love the videos.
Ahhhh! I didn’t realize that true turkey tail was papery. There are a couple of flushes around the farm I think.
Excellent video, thank you!
Thank you!
Hey.. I like this guy. He's a great teacher. Thanks fam. 😊 💯
Thank you for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed!
Excellent video! Thank you.
Thank you!
I love watching you you really break things down so helpful. Thank you so much keep up the great as t work .
Thank you so much!
Aesome i hope i can find some of these in south australia
BEST REAL IDENTIFICATION VIDEO I’VE SEEN YET!! Thank you for this! I live in panhandle Florida in a hardwood forest and have been trying to find turkeytail without success. I’ve been collecting the “false” Turkey tail and now I know for sure! Bravo 👏🏽 🙌🏽 to you!
Thank you so much! Super glad this was helpful for you.
We live in southern Oregon on a mountain side of white oak and madrone. We have morels and Turkey tail along with various species of wild medicinal plants- comfrey, rosehips, blackberries, muelin.
Beautiful! Thank you for watching!
Wow that needs cloned 😮
Please could you get up closer view of these mushrooms.. Your information is very helpful but I couldn't make out what you where showing. Thanks so much can't wait for your next installment
Thanks so much for watching.. I’ll try to get more detailed photos in future videos. Stay tuned!
I have the several types of Turkey tail look alike on my property. They really are easy to see the differences if you just look at the bottom. This video I am saving for my nest guest. Thank you for your concise descriptions, beautiful finds, and delightful delivery. Well Done I agree yours is the best I have seen too. Many failures till yours.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m glad you found it be useful. And thanks for watching!
How can I send you pictures? I think I have found turkey tail, but I’m not 100% sure
You can send them to lucas@rootandearth.com I’ll do my best to help you. Photo ids can be tricky. Include clear pictures of top and bottom of the mushrooms.
Thank you. My dog just got diagnosed with cancer and im getting him everything i can that is known to help. Anything i can get in its natural form rather than a dried capsule would be best. I happen to live in Pennsylvania where this is a prevalent mushroom. If i can properly identify it i will be collecting it myself
Very nice. If you are unable to find enough you might consider ordering from a reputable US supplier. Grinding the dried fruit bodies and then doing an 80 minute boil is the best method of extraction for the polysaccharides that are the beneficial components with relation to cancer. Good luck with your pupper and thank you for watching!
@@RootAndEarth thank you so much for the info. I've had a hard time finding the extraction methods in this situation so that is good to know. I'm pretty sure my woods are full of them but I ordered capsules in case I don't have much luck finding them.
This nailed it for me. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to discuss. Much appreciated!
Thank you so much for watching!
I've just found a bunch of these growing on my old tree, I came here to make sure it is what it is. It identifies just as a turkey tail, a little browner underneath as they've been on my tree for a good while. Definitely porous. I'm going to harvest them all!
Wow, thanks! One of the most helpful videos I've seen. Great descriptions, easy to understand. This is terrific info!
Thanks so much for watching!
Excellent video and thank you! I often confuse these and the features you mentioned will help me tremendously in distinguishing the two! One thing some people have told me is that what I identify as stereum ostrea (false turkey-tail) is actually stereum lobatum, as ostrea may be the european species version of lobatum?
thanks so much for watching! and thank you for the correct nomenclature. I'm just a self taught forager so my taxonomy can definitely be incorrect.
@@RootAndEarth same brother, just sharing what I've learned, iNaturalist has been super helpful as well!
@@jeffreysousa1104 yes! I love inat. Follow me @ Root-And-Earth
@@RootAndEarth done!
Very comprehensive field guide to one of our fungi friends. Along with the imposters. Well done.
Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words..🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hi! I'm new to foraging mushrooms (well anything other than morels. Been foraging those since I was about 4 with my dad lol). I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. Very instructive and in depth! Definitely earned my subscription!
Thanks so much for checking out my channel! I hope my videos help you have fun on your foraging journey!
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That's very helpful and I'm 90% sure I've got some but could you please confirm?
Thank you. If you take clear pictures of the top and underside of what you’ve found and send them to me at lucas@rootandearth.com I’ll do my best to help you out.
Thank you for taking the time to educate the public.
Thank you!
Great video!!!
I got your 3 kinds.
The underneath, makes all the difference!
Thanks for watching!
They're really pretty and freaky. I love it
Thanks for watching!
This is an excellent presentation of information! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Can I freeze dry after cooking them? Or should I freeze dry first then cook when ready to make a tea?
I personally dehydrate rather than freeze dry but it should work fine. I would recommend drying them and storing air tight with desiccant packs until you’re ready to make tea.
Great video and easy to understand! When you get out there and start looking for Turkey tail you realize just how confusing it can be and scratch your head lol this was simple to the point with great pictures for comparison!! Thanks and keep up the videos !
Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback and am glad that it was helpful!
I found "False Turkey Tail". Thanks for the video. Gotta have those tiny pores.
Thank you for watching!
Not sure how many videos I've seen about identifying Turkeytail, but if I had started with this one, it's all I would've needed. Cleared a thing or two up for me.
Thanks so much! I’m glad this was helpful to you.
@@RootAndEarth Thank you, sir.
Is it safe to touch to examine mushrooms as we hike?
Yes. Even deadly species are perfectly safe to handle with bare hands.
How can I send you a picture for identification?
I have some growing on maple logs in my yard. But the tops are not colorful. Tops are suede like lite grey with darker rings and only one lobe on the edge. The bottom is white with pores. Is that a turkeytail? And are any of the varieties poisonous?
Unlikely that any of the look alikes would be toxic, more likely just a waste of time. Without seeing them I can’t say whether they would be the real thing or not. Thanks for watching!
How can I send you some pics of what I believe are turkey tails?
Lucas@rootandearth.com make sure to send clear photos of the top and bottom of them, as well as the state that you found them. Thanks for watching!
Can it grow on taxus trees?
In my locale it only grows on hardwoods, and not at all on evergreens.
Is the false Turkey tail poisonous?
It is not poisonous, but doesn’t have any known benefits.
It’s just mixed in with my real Turkey tails and lions main mixture didn’t really want to throw it out. Thank you ❤
thank you for the comparison. it helps a lot.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
Very nice
Thank you!
Thanks!
My pleasure. Thank you for tuning in!
Thank you. Very informative
Thank you for watching!
VERY thorough and helpful! 💕
Thank you!
Thank you for this identification info, as it will save a lot of time, and possible even sickness, if the wrong one is ingested. Regarding a magnifier, I suggest a
pocket jewellers magnifier, which will enable the worst of eyesight's!
Thank you so much for watching, and excellent recommendation on a jeweler’s loupe. They are excellent tools in the field.
Good video. One of the best out there on Turkey Tails. I once found some of the most vibrant TTs I had ever seen. I harvested a few of the more colorful ones, sprayed them with high gloss polycrylic, and made them into earrings for my wife!
Thank you so much for the kind words. And what a great idea for a gift for your wife. I may have to borrow it and make a pair for my lovely lady. Have a great day, and happy hunting!
Great video and easy to understand! When you get out there and start looking for Turkey tail you realize just how confusing it can be and scratch your head lol this was simple to the point with great pictures for comparison!! Thanks and keep up the videos !
thank you so much for watching! they are indeed very confusing and much harder to identify than they are often made out to be.
Awesome identification video. Thank you so much.
Thank you!
That was the best identification video I have seen. Thank you
Thank you so much!!
There are 3 species of turkey tail. Is the trametes ochracea also useble for thee or only the trametes versicolor?
I strictly use versicolor. Personally I don’t know of uses for the others.
Fantastic educational video 🥇Thankyou!
Thank you!
Ty!.I have a question! When turkey tail is very wet do the pores ever swell?
I find mushrooms all the time thinking they are turkey tail and always end up dismissing them as false because the "pores" appear too big. HOWEVER, I am finding in my research conflicting information about turkey tail lookalikes and I haven't found anything that meets all the criteria mentioned regarding True Turkey Tail, but they explains these "swollen" pores.
Perhaps they are what is best described as "teeth" and not swollen pores? But if so, what the heck are they? Because nothing else matches.
So essentially I suppose I'm asking, do TurkeyTail features change with weather? Do they get floppy or do the pores expand or anything like that in different weather conditions?
Also do Old Turkey tail ever turn green when very old?
I've seen people selling what they refer to as "green turkey tail" online.
Thanks so much I'd love it if you have the answer! ❤
Hello,
Thank you so much for watching!
As far as the features of Turkey tail changing, in my experience I have not noticed a change from absorbing moisture, but I have noticed that on older specimens the pore surface does seem to become elongated and the shape of the pores becomes more irregular and this can appear almost tooth like.
I have definitely seen older specimens become colonized by algae and turn green but I have also seen fresh specimens exhibiting green colors naturally.
Hope this reply is helpful and thank you again for the support!
@@RootAndEarth hahaha! Thank you so much for replying! I honestly wasn't expecting it!
I'm having a bit of a laugh simply because, well, your answers are great and definitely helpful and I trust that you know what you're talking about... that being said... my turkey tail identification criteria has altered once again!
I suppose I should probably join a foraging group since, it honestly shouldn't be so difficult for me to ID Turkey Tail, of all things!😆
I 'm just running in to so many inconsistencies in my searches!
I thought I found a massive patch the other day, but I live in NY and it's winter here of course and it's been cold as hell, not a good time to look for mushrooms of course! 😄
I was simply out having a winter woodland excursion, a little bit off the beaten path.
The day before had been a sudden burst of warm weather with a ton of rain so I guess the shrooms took advantage of that and bloomed!
Anyhow, I got all excited thinking I finally found a really good spot for my a Turkey Tail foraging ... I'm attempting to make medicine to treat Lyme Herx (also have to get Japanese Knotweed but that part is quite simple)...alas, after bringing some home I think they were false. Back to square one.
It's odd because before I began a sincere search for turkey tail I used to find them everywhere!
I really loved your video, in particular when you mention ,I don't remember the way you worded it precisely but, i thought you mentioned something about how the part we are seeing is just the visible outer structure of a massive system beneath the bark... the ground etc. Was that in this one? 🤔
I think it's great to include little bits of that sort of information in your videos. Although I'm somewhat new to the world of foraging, I have been fascinated by what I'm learning! The way the mycelium communicate with other plants, form mutualistic relationships with them and send information throughout hundreds if not thousands of miles underground!
Silently and dutifully playing the role of the keepers of the the forest.
They're truly magical! And despite the mainstream calling their medicinal qualities hokum, I believe they hold many more secrets in that regard as well!
Thank you again! Very helpful information & your reply made me happy. 😀
Keep up the good work!🙏🍄
Great video. My question is: how do we know if it is too late to pick them?
In my area the season for collecting fresh Turkey Tail is late fall to mid winter. As long as their color is vibrant and they feel pliable and the undersurface is bright white then they are fresh. When they’ve gone past prime they’ll be drab and washed out looking and feel brittle and hard.
when the Turkey tail is washed out like that is it still good to use ?
I personally only use fresh, still actively growing specimens.
Are any of the false turkey tails harmful or poisonous?
No, they just don’t have known medicinal value. Thanks for watching!
I can't agree with you info here.
Interesting. What exactly do you disagree with? Thanks for watching!
This was incredibly helpful!
thank you so much for watching. very happy that you found it informative!
Can I send you a picture?
Sure. If you have clear pictures of all sides of the specimen I’ll do my best to identify it for you. Lucas@rootandearth.com
Wow. Jackpot.
I was in awe. What an amazing flush.
What are they used for?
To make tea or tinctures. They have medicinal benefits when used it this manner.
What time of year do they start growing? When is the best time to pick them?
In my region I find the fresh ones in the late fall, and I collect them right through the winter. Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you, I love your videos. They have taught me a lot.
I live in southern Michigan ... do you know what times of year are best to find them here? I’m guessing fall
@@greatlakesexplorer2031 fall would be my guess, although I haven’t had the pleasure of spending time there so it is only a guess. Good luck!
Excellent info!
Thank you!
Very helpful😁
Thank you . Awesome.
Thank you for watching!
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THank you full heartedly, an excellent tutorial. I am starting to familiarize myself with turkey tail here, in Luxembourg. Before, I was all in culinary mushroom hunting. This video is golden. Thank you.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This was supremely helpful. Thank you. The look-alikes are they poisonous?
Thank you.
Can I pay you to look at some photographs and help me along?
Hey, thanks so much. I’m happy that this was helpful to you. You can send pictures to lucas@rootandearth.com and I’ll be happy to help if I can. Clear pictures of top and bottom of the mushrooms are necessary. There should be a donate button on my page and any monetary help is very appreciated.