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False Turkey Tail - Stereum ostrea Fan-shaped fruiting bodies that were smooth and had concentric zones of color.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84629/false_turkey_tail_-_stereum_ostrea.html" title="False Turkey Tail - Stereum ostrea"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/84629_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=jBjY0Eqsh8icO3%2Bjj919dpnvhsM%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="False Turkey Tail - Stereum ostrea Fan-shaped fruiting bodies that were smooth and had concentric zones of color. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84630/false_turkey_tail_-_stereum_ostrea.html False turkey-tail,Geotagged,Stereum ostrea,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> False turkey-tail,Geotagged,Stereum ostrea,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

False Turkey Tail - Stereum ostrea

Fan-shaped fruiting bodies that were smooth and had concentric zones of color.

Habitat: Spotted on rotting wood in a deciduous forest

False Turkey Tail - Stereum ostrea Fan-shaped fruiting bodies that were smooth and had concentric zones of color. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84630/false_turkey_tail_-_stereum_ostrea.html False turkey-tail,Geotagged,Stereum ostrea,Summer,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 Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 18, 2019. Captured Jun 22, 2019 10:01 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.