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False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
False Turkey-TailStereum ostrea
turkey-tailTrametes versicolor
Stereum versicolor
Stereum fasciatum
yellowing curtain crustStereum subtomentosum
crowded parchmentStereum complicatum
hairy curtain crustStereum hirsutum
violet-toothed polyporeTrichaptum biforme
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 9,838 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,176 |
| Massachusetts | 1,119 |
| Alabama | 1,089 |
| North Carolina | 1,018 |
| South Carolina | 873 |
| Virginia | 800 |
| Maryland | 685 |
| New York | 635 |
| Tennessee | 576 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Russulales |
| Family | Stereaceae |
| Genus | Stereum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise False Turkeytail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.