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Stereum
Stereum is type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the split-up of the Corticiales. Common names for species of this genus include leaf fungus, wax fungus, and shelf fungus. Fungi having a shape similar to a Stereum are said to have a stereoid shape. Stereum contains...
34 branches of this genus, most-observed first

hairy curtain crust
speciesStereum hirsutum

crowded parchment
speciesStereum complicatum

Stereum ostrea
complexStereum ostrea

Stereum versicolor
speciesStereum versicolor

Bleeding Oak Crust
speciesStereum gausapatum

Stereum ochraceoflavum
speciesStereum ochraceoflavum

Broadleaf Bleeding-crust
speciesStereum rugosum

Stereum illudens
speciesStereum illudens

Bleeding Conifer Crust
speciesStereum sanguinolentum

silky parchment
speciesStereum striatum

Stereum vellereum
speciesStereum vellereum

Stereum rameale
speciesStereum rameale

Stereum greslebiniae
speciesStereum greslebiniae
Stereum scutellatum
speciesStereum scutellatum
Stereum aotearoa
speciesStereum aotearoa

Stereum reflexulum
speciesStereum reflexulum

Stereum bellum
speciesStereum bellum

Stereum sp. 'striatum-NJ01'
speciesStereum sp. 'striatum-NJ01'
Stereum antarcticum
speciesStereum antarcticum

Stereum tomentosum
speciesStereum tomentosum

Stereum peculiare
speciesStereum peculiare

Stereum sp. 'MX02'
speciesStereum sp. 'MX02'

Stereum sp. 'MX01'
speciesStereum sp. 'MX01'

Stereum sp. 'PR01'
speciesStereum sp. 'PR01'
Stereum cyathiforme
speciesStereum cyathiforme
Stereum rimosum
speciesStereum rimosum
Stereum adnatum
speciesStereum adnatum
Stereum turgidum
speciesStereum turgidum
Stereum rufofulvum
speciesStereum rufofulvum
Stereum convolutomarginatum
speciesStereum convolutomarginatum
Stereum rigidohymeneum
speciesStereum rigidohymeneum
Stereum yunnanense
speciesStereum yunnanense
Stereum sp. 'fasciatum-TAC469'
speciesStereum sp. 'fasciatum-TAC469'
Stereum sp. 'IT01'
speciesStereum sp. 'IT01'
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.157

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.357

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.1000

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.114
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Stereum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55503.