The red-brown or Umberbraune bristle disc (Hymenochaete rubiginosa) is a mushroom species of the family of bristle-tree relatives (Hymenochaetaceae). It produces umberbrown, hat-shaped Fruchtkörper all year round, which grow under preferentially on the bark of oaks (Quercus spp.). Its range includes the meridional to temperate Holarctic and New Zealand.
Cap Diameter:
2 - 4 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Oak curtain crust
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Attributes of Oak curtain crust
Cap Diameter
2 - 4 cm
Cap
2 - 4 cm across; dark brown; irregularly oval; upper surface feels finely velvety, covered in fine pointed hairs; with wavy margins
Flesh
Thin; hard; brown
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Brown
Red
Gray
Orange
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Clustered
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic, Parasitic
Substrate
Dead Woods
You can find Oak curtain crust by these plants:
Oaks, English oak, European beech
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland
Species Status
Fairly common throughout most of mainland Europe
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Oak curtain crust
On a fallen, rotting oak tree in a mixed forest understory
