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Yellowing curtain crust

Stereum subtomentosum

Photo by Jae
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Field Notes

Description:

Individual brackets are 3 to 7cm across and have irregularly wavy edges. The colours, which are zoned, are various shades of greyish-orange or greyish white. There is no stem, but the attachment region is usually quite narrow. The lower spore-bearing surface is smooth, without pores, and is yellowish to browngrey. The flesh is 1 to 2 mm thick and is less distinctly zoned. The spores are white or very pale brown.

Habitat:

Stereum subtomentosum can be found on dead hardwood trees and fallen branches, usually beech.

Notes:

Spotted in Nieuwe Rande Forest in rural area of Deventer, Holland.

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