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False Turkey Tail Beautiful little fungi found close to my home Fall,Geotagged,South Africa,Stereum ostrea,fungi,mushrooms,south africa,stereum ostrea Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

False Turkey Tail

Beautiful little fungi found close to my home

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    Great hit, Claire! Posted 11 years ago
  2. View travismorhardt's profile
    travismorhardt
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    Great shot, Claire! We have false turkey tails in the states, too. Maybe I can find one to get a good snap, too. Posted 11 years ago

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The False turkey-tail

"Stereum ostrea", also called false turkey-tail and golden curtain crust, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus "Stereum". It is a plant pathogen and a wood decay fungus. The name "ostrea", from the word 'oyster', describes its shape.

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Similar species: Russulales
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded May 6, 2014. Captured May 4, 2014 13:50 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.