Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales Family: Fomitopsidaceae
Species: Postia caesia (Schrad.) P. Karst.
Synonyms: Boletus caesius
Leptoporus caesius
Oligoporus caesius
Polyporus caesius
Thelephora caesia
Tyromyces caesius
Common Name: Conifer Blueing Bracket
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Postia caesiaPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Picea sitchensis (3)
Pinus sylvestris (2)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (4)
Woodland: coniferous (3)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Recently felled woodland: coniferous (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (4)
Fallen Tree (3)
Dead Sapling (2)
Fallen log (2)
Log (2)
Tree (2)
Dead Wood (1)
Rotting Wood (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
August (2)
September (8)
October (10)
November (4)
December (1)