By: Tabitha Wooster One of the most striking and beneficial mushrooms you can find in the forest is Trametes versicolor, commonly known as Turkey Tail. Named for its fan-shaped caps that display colorful bands resembling a turkey’s tail feathers, this mushroom grows abundantly on fallen hardwood trees, stumps, and decaying logs. It can be found worldwide, from North America to Asia, thriving in moist, wooded environments where it helps return nutrients to the soil. Its beauty in the wild is matched only by its long history of use in traditional herbal medicine. For centuries, Turkey Tail has been prized in …