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Stereum hirsutum

False Turkey tail

Description

The fruiting bodies are thin, leathery, laterally attached and often arranged in overlapping shelves. An annual species, it grows from late spring till winter almost exclusively on broadleaves. The mycelium causes a rather intensive wood decay, especially the white rot of sapwood. The affected wood degrades in fibrous decay. The rot, however, is usually restricted to smaller parts of the affected wood. A living tree gets infected through various injuries.

Symptom

The fruiting bodies are thin, leathery, laterally attached and often arranged in overlapping shelves.

Tree Species: Beech, Oak, Hornbeam

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Very harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Present in EU: Yes

Last observations

There are a total of 28 observations of the species in the system

Stereum hirsutum False Turkey tail
Michaela Kútniková
Number of votes: 0
Published: 7.1.2026

Stereum hirsutum False Turkey tail
Eliška Dodoková
Number of votes: 0
Published: 6.1.2026

Stereum hirsutum False Turkey tail
Jakub Tkáčik
Number of votes: 0
Published: 29.12.2025

Stereum hirsutum False Turkey tail
Emma
Number of votes: 0
Published: 30.11.2025

Stereum hirsutum False Turkey tail
milan
Number of votes: 0
Published: 3.8.2025