Chondrostereum

Notes

Fruiting bodies crust-like and sometimes with narrow brackets, closely resembling Stereum. C. purpureum is common on a wide range of introduced hosts.
The endemic C. vesiculosum is found in native forest.

 

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Chondrostereum purpureum
This species forms large numbers of small fruiting bodies up to 2 cm across, often forming together, over mostly vertical surfaces of living tree hosts. Individually, fruiting bodies have a smooth, yellowish to purplish underside and may be entirely c