Stereum hirsutum, commonly known as the false turkey tail,Thomas J. Volk. 2016 |Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for November 2000. hairy stereum, or hairy curtain crust, is a species of fungus and a plant pathogen that infects coniferous and deciduous trees.
Description The fuzzy orangish fruiting bodies typically form in multiple overlapping brackets on dead wood. The cap is wide, sometimes fused to form wider shelves. The flesh is thin and tough. The spores and spore print are white.
It is inedible.
Similar species Similar species include Stereum rameale, S. ostrea, and Trametes versicolor.
Habitat and distribution Its substrates include dead limbs and trunks of both hardwoods and conifers.USDA. 2009 USDA Fungal Database: Stereum hirsutum database
It is found in various parts of the world including North America, Europe (from the Nordic countries south to the Mediterranean sea and the British Isles) and Australia.
Ecology It is a plant pathogen infecting peach trees. S. hirsutum is itself parasitised by species such as the fungus Naematelia aurantia.C. Michael Hogan.Witch's Butter: Tremella mesenterica, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed; N. Stromberg 2009Species Fungorum. 2009. Synonymy: Stereum hirsutum
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