Figure 1: Showing underside of fruiting body.
Figure 2: Showing the top side of the fruiting body.
- Name: Stereum striatum
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Common
name: N/A
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Family: Stereaceae
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Collection
Date: September 15, 2016
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Habitat: dead
standing tree
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Location:
Nelson Ledges
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Description:
white top w/ darker undersides, top of fruiting body has some “rings” or “stripes”
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Keying
Guide: Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora
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Intro
Key: p. 52-55 Fruiting body crustlike…. Crust & Parchment Fungi, p. 604; 1B Not as above....2; 2B Not
as above….4; 4B Not as above….5; 5B Not as above….7; 7A Spore-bearing surface
smooth to slightly uneven or sometimes cracked….8; 8B Fruiting body usually
found on wood, or if on ground the usually with a cap (upper surface)….9; 9B
Not as above….10; 10B Not as above, found on hardwoods and/or fruiting body not
“bleeding”….11; 11B Not as above….12; 12A Cap very thin, pliant, typically with
long, loosely-arranged white hairs pointing toward the margin…. Stereum striatum


Don't just say 'not as above' you must indicate what they are not. I don't think this one is properly identified because there is no striate markings (stripes) on the cap which is indicative of this genus. In this case a less close up view would also be helpful. I can't tell where you went wrong because of the 'not as above' steps.
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