BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Postia balsamea (Peck) Jülich, 1982 (a bracket fungus)

Suggested Literature

Postia balsamea may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Postia balsamea is associated with:

	fruitbody	Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Alnus - alders (Betulaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Betula - birches (Betulaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Crataegus - hawthorns (Rosaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Broadleaved trees and shrubs	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Pinopsida - conifers	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Cupressus - a genus of cypresses (Cupressaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Abies - firs (Pinaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Cedrus - cedars (Pinaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Larix - larches (Pinaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Picea - spruces (Pinaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Pinus - pines (Pinaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	fruitbody	Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese Red-cedar (Taxodiaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Postia balsamea:

hymenium, basidiome (live)

live hymenium of basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome

Tremella polyporina - a brain fungus (Tremellales: Tremellaceae)

Roberts, P., 2007

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

References