Postia caesia |
This polypore mushroom exhibits blue-gray color tones, has a soft and spongy consistancy, a fuzzy cap surface and grows on wood. Mature examples (pictured above; 8cm) develop a sharp cap margin and a gray to blue-gray pore surface. Oligoporus caesius is a synonym. |
See Oligoporus caesius at Fungi growing on Wood |
Very young examples (2cm) of Postia caesia and its habit of formation along the side of a hardwood log, possibily sycamore. |
Postia caesia often grows in over-lapping groups, but single specimens may also be found. |
The blue-gray spore deposit and sausage shaped spores (4-5 x 0.7-1µ) of Postia caesia. |