Stereum hirsutum, commonly known as the false turkey tail,[1] hairy stereum,[2] or hairy curtain crust,[3] is a fungus typically forming multiple brackets on dead wood. It is also a plant pathogen infecting peach trees. S. hirsutum is in turn parasitised by certain other species such as the fungus Tremella aurantia.[4][5] Substrates for S. hirsutum include dead limbs and trunks of both hardwoods and conifers.[6]
| Stereum hirsutum | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Stereaceae |
| Genus: | Stereum |
| Species: | S. hirsutum |
| Binomial name | |
| Stereum hirsutum | |
| Synonyms | |
Helvella acaulis Pers. (1778) | |
Stereum hirsutum | |
|---|---|
 | Smooth hymenium |
  | Cap is offset or indistinct |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
  | Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
The cap is 1–4 cm wide.[7] The spores are white.[7] It is inedible.[7]
Similar species include Stereum ochraceoflavum, Stereum ostrea, and Trametes versicolor.[7]
References
External links
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