The difference between Versicolor versicolor and Maitake mushroom is as follows:

Versicolor versicolor is a saprophytic fungus. Versicolor versicolor, also known as variegated versicolor versicolor with colorful velvet leather caps, belongs to the class Lymemycetes, non-folded order, Polyporaceae, genus Halomycetes, the fruiting body is kidney-shaped, 2~4 cm wide, 0.2~0.3 cm thick, surface It is downy, sessile, clustered, grows like a shingle, and has variable colors. In the wild, it grows on dead standing trees, tree trunks that have fallen or been cut down. The fruiting body is semicircular and umbrella-shaped, hard wood, dark gray-brown, with white or light brown edges on the outer edge. It strengthens the spleen and removes dampness, relieves cough and asthma, clears heat and detoxifies, and is anti-tumor.

The picture of Yunzhi is as follows:

Maitake mushroom is a mushroom that is used both as food and medicine. It often grows wild around chestnut trees in summer and autumn. The fruiting body is fleshy, with short stalks and coral-like branches, overlapping into clusters. Its appearance is graceful and layered like chrysanthemums; its smell and fragrance are overflowing, refreshing; its meat is crisp, tender and refreshing, and you will never tire of eating it; its nutrition is very good Health care effect and high medicinal value. In recent years, as a high-end health food, it has become popular in markets such as Japan and Singapore. Due to the adoption of my country's earlier authoritative monograph "Fungi in China", Grifola Grifola has become a more common Chinese name. Grifola Grifola has a mushroom-like aroma, tender meat, tastes like shredded chicken, and is crispy like magnolia. According to the analysis by the Quality Inspection Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, the nutrition and taste of Grifola Grifola, cultivated artificially in Qianxi, Hebei Province, are better than the shiitake mushroom, known as the king of mushrooms, and can be cooked into a variety of delicious dishes.

The pictures of Maitake mushrooms are as follows: