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Stereum fasciatum
Stereum fasciatum is a basidiomycete crust fungus, which means it does not have the traditional mushroom gills nor stem, but rather grows flat or with shelf-like protrusions on wood. The spores are produced on basidia, just like the gilled mushrooms, but instead of gills, the hymenophore (spore bearing surface) directly houses the reproductive parts. In North America S. fasciatum was long thought to be S. ostrea, but the recent accessibility to DNA sequencing has revealed that the two are distinct, and that S. ostrea is native to Indonesia and is not found in North America.
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Description
Stereum fasciatum grows in a fan-like shape with a broad base, and an upper surface that is covered in tufts of upright hairs. The overall shape, like most Stereum species, is fan or oyster-like, spreading outwards from the attachment to the wooden substrate. Unlike some similar species, when the fertile surface is bruised, it does not stain yellow.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 352456.