Powderpuff bracket
A species of Postia Scientific name : Postia ptychogaster Genus : Postia
Powderpuff bracket, A species of Postia
Scientific name: Postia ptychogaster
Genus: Postia
Description
The powderpuff bracket is an inedible fungus that occurs on stumps and rotting wood, mostly conifers. It is recognizable by its unusual, atypical growth form and cushion-like shape.
Colors
Brown
White
Habitat
The powderpuff bracket can be found in forests where it forms its fruiting body on deadwood. It favors conifers, particularly fir, and it can be found on dead stumps and fallen logs. It sometimes occurs in heathland, where it grows on the roots of the Calluna species.
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General Info
Habitat
The powderpuff bracket can be found in forests where it forms its fruiting body on deadwood. It favors conifers, particularly fir, and it can be found on dead stumps and fallen logs. It sometimes occurs in heathland, where it grows on the roots of the Calluna species.
Growth Form
parasitic
Sporocarp Height
2 inches
Cap Diameter
3 inches
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Saprophytic
Substrate
On wood
Smell
Smell not distinctive
Spore Print
White
Species Status
Rare
Distribution Area
Europe
How to identify it?
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Shelf fungi Family
Bracket polypores Genus
Postia Species
Powderpuff bracket