Stereum rameale

Stereum rameale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Basidiomycetes
Subclass: Incertae sedis
Order: Russulales
Family: Stereaceae
Genus: Stereum
Species: Stereum rameale
Binomial name
Stereum rameale
(Schwein.) Burt, (1920)
Synonyms

Stereum complicatum sensu Nordic Macromycetes
Stereum hirsutum var. rameale (Schwein.) Berk., (1872)
Stereum ochraceoflavum sensu Julich [Kl. Kryptog. llb/1: 208 (1984)];
Stereum sulphuratum sensu auct. brit.;[1]
Thelephora hirsuta d ramealis Pers., (1801)
Thelephora ramealis Schwein., (1822)

Stereum rameale is a plant pathogen infecting peach trees. It is often found in tiers on the dead wood of broadleaf trees.[2]

Characteristics

Thin, elastic and tough when moist, hard and brittle when dry. No distinctive odour or taste. No change in flesh colour when cut.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "sensu auct. brit." means "according to British authors".
  2. 1 2 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/stereum-rameale
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