Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Stereaceae
Species: Stereum sanguinolentum (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr.
Synonyms: Haematostereum sanguinolentum
Merulius sanguinolentus
Mesenterica sanguinolenta
Thelephora sanguinolenta
Common Name: Bleeding Conifer Crust


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Stereum sanguinolentum

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Larix (6)
Pinus sylvestris (6)
Picea abies (6)
Pinus (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)
Acanthaceae (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (4)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (3)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fallen Tree (6)
Branch (4)
Tree (3)
Wood (3)
Log (2)
Stump (2)
Cut Trunk (1)
Sawn Wood (1)
Wood Cut End (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (3)
February (3)
March (2)
April (2)
May (1)
June (2)
September (4)
October (11)
November (7)