Stereum hirsutum

On Dead Wood

09/1609/16Posted in FungiTagged Bracket Fungi, Fungi, Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum hirsutum, Woodland5 Comments

I come across this bracket fungus quite often in my local woods growing on dead tree trunks or branches. Touching it, it feels quite hard and resilient, a bit like tough hide. I believe it’s called Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum), named because it has a hairy, almost velvet like appearance. It can appear in many colour forms.

Photograph of Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum), taken September 2016, local wood, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2016. Camera used Nikon D7200, with Sigma 105mm macro lens.

Hairy Curtain Crust

09/16Posted in Fungi, Nature PhotographyTagged Bracket Fungi, Fungi, Hairy Curtain Crust, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Stereum hirsutum, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography, Woodland, WoodsLeave a comment

Also called ‘Hairy Stereum’, this is a variable coloured, fan-shaped bracket fungus with pale margins, the upper surface being distinctly hairy. It is often seen with bands of green algae. Fruit body up to 7cm wide.

It fruits summer to autumn, and grows on old stumps of deciduous trees, especially those of oak, beech and birch, forming tiers upon tiers. Also found on fallen branches and logs. Common and widespread.

Photographs of Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum) taken August 2007, local wood, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2007. Camera used Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1.