Stereum hirsutum
Species of fungus
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Stereum hirsutum, commonly known as the false turkey tail,[1] hairy stereum,[2] or hairy curtain crust,[3] is a species of fungus and a plant pathogen that infects coniferous and deciduous trees.
| Stereum hirsutum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Stereaceae |
| Genus: | Stereum |
| Species: | S. hirsutum |
| Binomial name | |
| Stereum hirsutum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helvella acaulis Pers. (1778) | |
| Stereum hirsutum | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | 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 |
Description
The fuzzy orangish fruiting bodies typically form in multiple overlapping brackets on dead wood.[2] The cap is 1–5 centimetres (3⁄8–2 in) wide,[4] sometimes fused to form wider shelves.[2] The flesh is thin and tough.[5] The spores and spore print are white.[4][5]
It is inedible.[4]
Similar species
Similar species include Stereum rameale, S. ostrea, and Trametes versicolor.[4][5]
Habitat and distribution
Its substrates include dead limbs and trunks of both hardwoods and conifers.[6]
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.[5][7]
Ecology
It is a plant pathogen infecting peach trees. S. hirsutum is itself parasitised by species such as the fungus Naematelia aurantia.[8][9]
