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Postia caesia
blue cheese polypore
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Distribution: Northern hemisphere.
Habitat: Forests and woodlands.
Substrate: Wood.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
Identification Notes:
Soft, spongy, \\'cheesy\\' bracket or shelf-like polypore. Fruitbody off-white or pale blue-gray, staining or ageing blueish. Dries hard and brittle. Pores medium sized, round to angular. On dead conifers and hardwoods, causing brown rot.
Accepted Name:
Postia caesia (Schrad.) P. Karst.
Publication: Enumeratio Boletinearum et Polyporearum Fennicarum, systemate novo dispositarum. Revue Mycologique Toulouse. 3(9):16-19 1881.
Publication: Enumeratio Boletinearum et Polyporearum Fennicarum, systemate novo dispositarum. Revue Mycologique Toulouse. 3(9):16-19 1881.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
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Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Postia caesia in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Postia caesia photos
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