Stereum insignitum Quél. occurs rather abundantly in some countries of Western and Southern Europe, rarely in Central Europe and, very rarely, in the western part of Asia. In Czechoslovakia, this fungus grows chiefly on Fagus sylvatica in thermophilous beech forests, particularly in the colline belt. All the known localities (45) are situated in Slovakia, none in Moravia nor even in Bohemia; the two records in the literature from Bohemia must be deleted.
Kotlaba F. (1985): Ecology and distribution of Stereum insignitum with special regard to Czechoslovakia. – Česká Mykologie 39(1): 1–14.
