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Blueing Bracket

Postia subcaesia (A. David) Jülich 1982

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Description:

This fungus produces small semicircular brackets, up to 6cm wide. They are whitish but develop blue rings as they age.
----Habitat=It is found on dead logs of deciduous trees
---When to see it=Autumn
( http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/blueing-bracket )

Habitat:

Oligoporus subcaesius (Postia subcaesia) - Vaalblauwe Kaaszwam ( dutch )- TAXONOMY--->( http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=438906 ), ( http://www.pbase.com/antonieblom/image/141155998 )

Notes:

Postia is a genus of brown-rot fungi in the family Fomitopsidaceae. The widespread genus contains about 30 species ( wikipedia ), ( http://www.soortenbank.nl/soorten.php?soortengroep=paddenstoelen&id=937 )

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