Hairy curtain crust
Stereum hirsutum · 毛韧革菌
Common韧革菌科❓ Inedible
Non-toxic, but woody or intensely bitter in texture — not eaten as food.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Orange-yellow and thin, upper surface hairy
- Underside smooth with no pores, unlike turkey tail
- Grows in dense overlapping tiers on dead wood
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 韧革菌科
- Hymenium
- Smooth
- Grows On
- Wood
- How Big
- 1–4 cm (overall size)
- Encounter Rate
- Common
- Habitat
- Dead hardwood branches and stumps
Easily Confused With
Turkey tailThin, tough, and fan-shaped, with multicolored concentric bands like a turkey's tail
False turkey tailFan-shaped and thin, orange-brown with concentric zones, resembling turkey tailFun Fact
It's turkey tail's biggest impostor: the top has the same colorful bands, but the underside is completely smooth with no pores, and the surface is fuzzy with fine hairs.
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