Powderpuff Bracket Postia ptychogaster

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A powdery cushion that fruits on stumps and logs of rotting conifer wood. In this stage of its life cycle, the "cushion" is a mass of chlamydospores. First record in Ainsdale Reserve

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Size: 4800px × 3198px
Location: Ainsdale National Nature Reserve, Sefton Coast, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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