Stereum ostrea
Encyclopedia
Stereum ostrea also called False Turkey-tail and Golden Curtain Crust, is a plant pathogen
and a wood decay fungi, native to North America
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Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
and a wood decay fungi, native to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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Physical description
It gets its name 'False Turkey-tail' because it mimics the Trametes versicolorTrametes versicolor
Trametes versicolor — formerly known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor — is an extremely common polypore mushroom which can be found throughout the world. Versicolor means 'of several colours' and it is true that this mushroom is found in a wide variety of different colours. T...
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