Tuesday, November 07, 2023

Stereum Fungi - Stereum Hirsutum



These are also called false turkey tail fungi.
The underside is yellow, no gills,

This is a beautiful stump full of these fungi.

The stump is near the bench by the stairs. 
Stereum is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Stereum ostrea, also called false turkey-tail and golden curtain crust, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus Stereum. It is a plant pathogen and a wood decay fungus. The name ostrea, from the word 'oyster', describes its shape. Stereum species are wood decay fungi. Their simple, shelving fruiting bodies have a smooth hymenium, lacking gills or tubes.

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