13,422 observations
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Russulales ›Family: Stereaceae ›Genus: Stereum
About
Stereum lobatum is a basidiomycete crust fungus, which means it does not have the traditional mushroom gills nor stem, but rather grows flat or with shelf-like protrusions on wood. The spores are produced on basidia, just like the gilled mushrooms, but instead of gills, the hymenophore (spore bearing surface) directly houses the reproductive parts. In North America S. lobatum was long thought to be S. ostrea, but the recent accessibility to DNA sequencing has revealed that...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of False Turkeytail is Stereum lobatum.
- False Turkeytail belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- False Turkeytail belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- False Turkeytail belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- False Turkeytail belongs to the order Russulales.
- False Turkeytail belongs to the family Stereaceae.
- False Turkeytail belongs to the genus Stereum.