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Brown-staining cheese polypore
A species of Postia Scientific name : Postia fragilis Genus : Postia
Brown-staining cheese polypore, A species of Postia
Scientific name: Postia fragilis
Genus: Postia
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Description
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Brown-staining cheese polypore has a soft, fuffy cap when young and grows in tiers on rotting conifer wood. As it ages, or is handled, brown-staining cheese polypore develops a rusty brown staining. A brown rot fungus that breaks easily, it is quite soft when young, becoming harder with age.
Colors
Brown
Yellow
White
Orange
Habitat
Imbricate or in horizontal lines on conifer logs and branches
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General Info
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Habitat
Imbricate or in horizontal lines on conifer logs and branches
Growth Form
Saprobic; solitary, clustered
Cap Diameter
1-10 cm
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Saprophytic
Substrate
On wood
Smell
Odor slightly pungent; taste somewhat bitter
Spore Print
White
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Shelf fungi Family
Bracket polypores Genus
Postia Species
Brown-staining cheese polypore