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Silverleaf fungus

Chondrostereum purpureum

Genus Chondrostereum. Family Meruliaceae. Order Polyporales.

Silverleaf fungus — Photographs 1
Silverleaf fungus.
Photo: Strobilomyces / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Chondrostereum purpureum is a fungal plant pathogen which causes silver leaf disease of trees.

Traits

Edibility
Inedible

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Photographs

Silverleaf fungus — Photographs 2
Silverleaf fungus. Mycological illustration.
Jan Kops / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Source: Wikipedia