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False turkey tail

Stereum hirsutum

Genus Stereum. Family Stereaceae. Order Russulales.

False turkey tail — Photographs 1
False turkey tail.
Photo: Ermell / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

Stereum hirsutum, commonly known as the false turkey tail, hairy stereum, or hairy curtain crust, is a species of fungus and a plant pathogen that infects coniferous and deciduous trees.

Traits

Edibility
Inedible

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Photographs

False turkey tail — Photographs 2
False turkey tail. Mycological illustration.
James Sowerby / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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