Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers.) Pouzar
(Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease)
FamilyCYPHELLACEAE (a family of cyphelloid fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease) :
1: Chondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease)
24 Oct 1973 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
at base of Beech trunk
Image 1: Fruitbodies - young - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - young - in situ (2)
2: Chondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease)
24 Jan 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on dead Sycamore trunk
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1973 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 2, Fungiflora
Exell, A.W. 1925 An investigation of the hymenium of three species of Stereum TBMS Vol 10 (3): 207-215.

Human Infection

Anon 2023 Paratracheal abscess by plant fungus Chondrostereum purpureum- first case report of human infection Medical Mycology Case Reports Vol 40: 30-32.

Chondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 23 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease)
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