''Stereum hirsutum'', also called false turkey tail and hairy curtain crust, is a fungus typically forming multiple brackets on dead wood. It is also a

plant pathogen Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...

infecting peach trees. ''S. hirsutum'' is in turn parasitised by certain other species such as the

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

Tremella aurantia ''Naematelia aurantia'' (synonym ''Tremella aurantia'') is a species of fungus producing yellow, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies). It is widespread in north temperate regions and is parasitic on another species of fungus (''Stereu ...

''. Substrates for ''S. hirsutum'' include dead limbs and trunks of both hardwoods and

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is 1–4 cm wide. The spores are white. It is inedible. Similar species include ''

Stereum ochraceoflavum ''Stereum rameale'' is a plant pathogen infecting peach trees. It is often found in tiers on the dead wood of broad-leaved tree A broad-leaved, broad-leaf, or broadleaf tree is any tree within the diverse botanical group of angiosperms that h ...

'', ''

Stereum ostrea ''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. ...

'', and ''

Trametes versicolor ''Trametes versicolor''also known as ''Coriolus versicolor'' and ''Polyporus versicolor''is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colors', ''versicolor'' reliably describes this fungus that displays a variet ...

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* Fungal tree pathogens and diseases Stone fruit tree diseases Fungi of Europe Fungi described in 1787 Inedible fungi Stereaceae {{fungus-tree-disease-stub