Hairy Curtain Crust

Stereum hirsutum (Willd.) Pers.

Also called: Hairy Stereum

Safety first

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Stereum hirsutum

Classification from Wikipedia: Stereum hirsutum. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Chuck Wilson. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Hydrocycler (Elizabeth Dougherty). CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Isaac Krone. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: louisiv826. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

The highlighted bar is the current month.

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Recorded observations of Hairy Curtain Crust by month
Month	Records
January	440
February	322
March	300
April	235
May	189
June	173
July	326
August	533
September	561
October	593
November	611
December	445

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

California 1,382 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 346 records · Foraging rules
New York 254 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 226 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 213 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 180 records · Foraging rules
Washington 175 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 126 records · Foraging rules
Florida 109 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 103 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 100 records · Foraging rules
Louisiana 96 records · Foraging rules
Connecticut 88 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 85 records · Foraging rules
Indiana 84 records · Foraging rules

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Quebec82 records
Maryland76 records
Illinois75 records
Tennessee69 records
New Jersey61 records
Alabama55 records
West Virginia53 records
Wisconsin47 records
Michigan45 records
Texas43 records
Mississippi42 records
Missouri41 records
Georgia38 records
New Hampshire34 records
Maine32 records
Colorado32 records
Minnesota31 records
Idaho28 records
Arkansas28 records
South Carolina26 records
Iowa26 records
Vermont26 records
Nova Scotia26 records
New Mexico24 records
District of Columbia23 records
Kentucky20 records
Montana18 records
Wyoming16 records
Arizona16 records
Utah13 records
Alberta12 records
Delaware11 records
Alaska9 records
Rhode Island8 records
Kansas6 records
Nebraska5 records
Newfoundland and Labrador5 records
Saskatchewan2 records
New Brunswick2 records
Manitoba2 records
South Dakota2 records
Oklahoma1 records
North Dakota1 records
Prince Edward Island1 records
Northwest Territories1 records

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Identification traits

Cap shape	offset
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	smooth
Ecology	saprotrophic
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Stereum hirsutum, commonly known as the false turkey tail, hairy stereum, or hairy curtain crust, is a species of fungus and a plant pathogen that infects coniferous and deciduous trees.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.

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