Page author: Regina Johnson
Fuscopostia fragilis
Specimens
Photos
Distribution: Widespread in forested temperate areas.
Habitat: Coniferous forests.
Substrate: Wood.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
Identification Notes:
Soft, spongy, \\'cheesy\\' bracket or shelf-like polypore. Fruitbody off-white, staining reddish, ageing reddish-brown. Dries hard and brittle. Pores small, round to angular. On dead conifers, causing brown rot.
Accepted Name:
Fuscopostia fragilis (Fr.) B.K. Cui, L.L. Shen & Y.C. Dai
Publication: Taxonomy and phylogeny of Postia. Multi-gene phylogeny and taxonomy of the brown-rot fungi: Postia (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) and related genera. Persoonia. 42:101-126 2018.
Publication: Taxonomy and phylogeny of Postia. Multi-gene phylogeny and taxonomy of the brown-rot fungi: Postia (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) and related genera. Persoonia. 42:101-126 2018.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Postia fragilis (Fr.) Jülich [MycoBank]
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Fuscopostia fragilis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
CalPhotos: Fuscopostia fragilis photos.
0 photographs:
Group by
