Polyporus umbellatus fruits from the ground, near the bases and roots of hardwoods across northern North America. It is apparently fairly rare, and is encountered far less frequently than the somewhat similar Grifola frondosa. The fruiting body consists of many small, smoky brown, roundish caps (as opposed to the larger, fan-shaped and irregular caps of Grifola frondosa); the undersurfaces are white; and the individual branches are discrete immediately below the caps but become fused together into one solid structure below.

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Function

1. Anti-tumor and anti-allergic drugs

2. Anti-neurasthenia, anti-hypertension

3. Anti-diabetic, protect the cardiovascular system

4. Treat chronic bronchitis and asthma, improve immunity