Powderpuff Bracket

Powderpuff Bracket - Postia ptychogaster

Alternative names
Oligoporus ptychogaster
Description

This species can be found in both asexual and sexual forms.  The asexual stage forms whitish or yellowish-brown powderpuff-like cushions that disintegrate into brown conidia.  Occasionally the poroid sexual state is present at the base, with rounded whitish pores at 2 - 4 per mm..

Similar Species

Old asexual specimens can look like slime moulds, especially Reticularia

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph sexual and asexual states, if present; note host plant and substrate.  

Habitat

Spruce wood and needle debris, rarely other conifers

When to see it

Autumn to winter.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Additional images

No additional images available for this species.

All NatureSpot records