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Stereum sanguinolentum Habitat: Growing on eastern hemlock; Mixed forest Fall,Geotagged,Stereum,Stereum sanguinolentum,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Stereum sanguinolentum

Habitat: Growing on eastern hemlock; Mixed forest

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"Stereum sanguinolentum" is a species of fungus in the Stereaceae family. A plant pathogen, it causes red heart rot, a red discoloration on conifers, particularly spruces or Douglas-firs. Fruit bodies are produced on dead wood, or sometimes on dead branches of living trees.

Similar species: Russulales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 15, 2019. Captured Oct 28, 2018 10:40 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm