Trametes versicolor

Turkey tail

Turkey tail is a common white-rot polypore found worldwide, forming tiered, banded brackets on dead hardwood logs and stumps. It is too tough to eat but is grown for teas and extracts. It is one of the easiest fungi to grow on hardwood logs or sawdust.

Trametes versicolor — Photo: Ecornerdropshop at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

It grows in tiered groups or rows on logs and stumps of deciduous trees, degrading lignin as a white rot.

Recorded from sea level to 1,893 m, median 430 m.

EuropeNorth AmericaAsiaWorldwide temperate and tropical forests

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.