Silver Leaf Fungus Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.) Pouzar     
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Cyphellaceae   >   Genus Chondrostereum   

Description:

Fertile surface: Varying shades of dull wine-red to purple; may be lobed, wrinkled (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Relationships:

Found on stumps and logs of deciduous trees.

There are 24 records in the project database.

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Silver Leaf Fungus (fruiting body on end of log) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/7/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (11/14/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/21/2020). (c) jmottar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jmottar via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Carroll Co., Maryland (1/10/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/16/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/13/2020). (c) sabrinapurtee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sabrinapurtee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/13/2020). (c) sabrinapurtee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sabrinapurtee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/13/2020). (c) sabrinapurtee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sabrinapurtee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Silver Leaf Fungus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/13/2020). (c) sabrinapurtee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sabrinapurtee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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