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False Turkey Tails (Stereum ostrea) and Trichaptum sp. Growing on a fallen hardwood log in a dense mixed forest. Alongside Trichaptum sp.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70836/false_turkey_tails_stereum_ostrea.html" title="False Turkey Tails (Stereum ostrea)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/70836_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=oZJKtYqQaQGBs7QJXi3EwRIhrPE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="False Turkey Tails (Stereum ostrea) Growing on a fallen hardwood log in a dense mixed forest. Alongside Trichaptum sp.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70837/false_turkey_tails_stereum_ostrea_and_trichaptum_sp.html Fall,False turkey-tail,Geotagged,Stereum ostrea,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,False turkey-tail,Geotagged,Stereum ostrea,United States Click/tap to enlarge

False Turkey Tails (Stereum ostrea) and Trichaptum sp.

Growing on a fallen hardwood log in a dense mixed forest. Alongside Trichaptum sp.

False Turkey Tails (Stereum ostrea) Growing on a fallen hardwood log in a dense mixed forest. Alongside Trichaptum sp.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70837/false_turkey_tails_stereum_ostrea_and_trichaptum_sp.html Fall,False turkey-tail,Geotagged,Stereum ostrea,United States

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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 Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Dec 14, 2018. Captured Dec 9, 2018 12:38 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.6
  • 1/80s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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