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False Turkey Tail

Stereum hirsutum

Description:

Stereum hirsutum, also called False Turkey Tail,[1] 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.[2][3] Substrates for S. hirsutum include dead limbs and trunks of both hardwoods and conifers.

Habitat:

Found on a rotting log in a mix (conifer and deciduous) forest.

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Brian38
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Brian38

Federal Way, Washington, USA

Spotted on Mar 28, 2017
Submitted on Mar 28, 2017

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