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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
POLYPORALES
(polypores)
FOMITOPSIDACEAE
(a family of bracket fungi)
Postia
(a genus of bracket fungi)
Postia subcaesia
(Bluing Bracket)
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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Postia subcaesia (A. David) Jülich, 1982 (Bluing Bracket)

Notes (MWS) A small bracket with a blue tinge and a blue spore print which commonly grows on the wood of a variety of broad-leaved trees.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Postia subcaesia Fruitbody 7 December 1997 Berks England 8
Postia subcaesia Fruitbody 7 December 1975 West Sussex England 3

Suggested Literature

Postia subcaesia may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 POLYPORALES
(polypores)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Postia subcaesia is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Corylus - hazels (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Buxus sempervirens - Box (Buxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Buxus sempervirens - Box (Buxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Buxus sempervirens - Box (Buxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Buxus sempervirens - Box (Buxaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Populus alba - White Poplar (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Populus alba - White Poplar (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Populus alba - White Poplar (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody Populus alba - White Poplar (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees and shrubs fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees and shrubs fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees and shrubs fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees and shrubs fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Postia subcaesia:

hymenium, basidiome (live) live hymenium of basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome Tremella polyporina - a brain fungus (Tremellales: Tremellaceae) UK/Ireland Roberts, P., 2007

Postia subcaesia may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 POLYPORALES
(polypores)		 Postia
(a genus of bracket fungi)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Roberts, P., 2007 British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina

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