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Stereum hirsutum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Gelber Schichtpilz, Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum hérissé
Stereum hirsutum Mushroom
Ref No: 8927
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Stereum hirsutum2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8928
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Stereum hirsutum3 Mushroom
Ref No: 8929
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Yellow, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood

Stereum hirsutum (Wild ex Fr.) S. F. Gray. Gelber Schichtpilz Stereum hérissé, Hairy Curtain Crust. Fruit body occasionally resupinate but normally forming tough leathery brackets 3–10cm across, 1–4cm wide, often in tiered groups, margin wavy and lobed; upper surface zoned ochre to greyish, hairy. Fertile or lower side bright yellow, duller brownish or greyish with age, smooth. Spores white, ellipsoid, amyloid, 6–7.5 x 3–3.5um. Habitat on stumps, logs and fallen branches of deciduous trees. Season all year. Common. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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