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| synonyms: False Turkey-tail |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on wood |
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Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees ex Fr.) Fr. False Turkey-tail. Cap 1-10cm across, irregular, semicircular or bracket-like, often overlapping; zonate and multicolored in shades of brown and rust; densely hairy. Fertile undersurface smooth, pale buff. Flesh thin, tough, leathery. Spores cylindrical, smooth, 5.5-7.5 x 2-3µ. Deposit white. Habitat on logs and stumps of hardwoods, especially oak. Found in Europe and throughout North America. Season all year. Not edible. |
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