Maryland Biodiversity Project - Bleeding Oak Crust (Stereum gausapatum)

Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum (Fries) Fries

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Russulales > Family Stereaceae > Genus Stereum Bleeding Oak Crust - Stereum gausapatum - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13490

Status:

Found on dead or fallen oaks.

Description:

Fruiting body: Infertile surface of orange/brown/black, margin light when fresh; edges usually curl up; flexible when fresh, brittle when dry; may have an almond odor. Fertile surface: Orange with some brown tinges; smooth or wrinkled; turns red when injured; may ooze red drops (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Relationships:

Very closely affiliated with oaks.

Records:

There are 39 records in the project database.

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Seasonality:

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Bleeding Oak Crust (growth habit) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). (Photo ID: 11287 - Psn: 30)

Bleeding Oak Crust (growth habit) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/11/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 333241 - Psn: 35)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/11/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust (infertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). (Photo ID: 11288 - Psn: 40)

Bleeding Oak Crust (infertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) katzch, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 213808 - Psn: 45)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) katzch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by katzch via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust (fertile surface oozing red drops) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). (Photo ID: 11289 - Psn: 50)

Bleeding Oak Crust (fertile surface oozing red drops) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 348725 - Psn: 54)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) natureschild89, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 205786 - Psn: 65)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) natureschild89, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by natureschild89 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) jonbhall, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 220568 - Psn: 125)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) jonbhall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jonbhall via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 203614 - Psn: 200)

Bleeding Oak Crust in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

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