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Stereum gausapatum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Bleeding Oak Crust, Brauner Schichtpilz
Stereum gausapatum Mushroom
Ref No: 8925
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Stereum gausapatum2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8926
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location: Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood

Stereum gausapatum (Fr.) Fr. syn. Stereum spadiceum (Fr.) Fr. Brauner Schichtpilz Bleeding Oak Crust. Fruit body resupinate or forming small tiered brackets 1–4cm across, tough and leathery, thin-fleshed; upper surface zoned ochre-brown to greyish, finely hairy, margin white. Fertile or lower surface pallid to dark chestnut, smooth, bleeding red if cut when fresh. Spores white, oblong, amyloid, 7–8 x 3–3.5um. Habitat on stumps, logs and fallen branches of deciduous trees, especially oak. Season all year. Common. Not edible. Found In Europe.

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