Blue Cheese Polypore - Postia livens

Soft, spongy, white fungus. It bruised blue-gray and had pores on the underside. Odor was very fragrant.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a wet, mixed forest

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Flown Kimmerling

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Lovely! These are so weird, aren't they?

I have seen several of these, but for some reason I forgot to post them :D Derp! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks, they are totally cool. I love the feel of them.
  
  I thought you had some and was surprised when I posted this that it was the first on JD. I think it may take us forever to go through old pics and our backlogs!
  
  Posted 6 years ago

The Blue Cheese Polypore

Postia livens is a polypore in the family Fomitopsidaceae. DNA analyses have revealed that there are several different species that were previously under the name Postia caesia. Its common name is “Blue Cheese Polypore”.

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Similar species: Polyporales

Species identified by Christine Young