Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Fungi 

Blueing bracket

Postia subcaesia


Appearance

Small polypore bracket (ca. 2cm width) with non-hairy undulous upper surface with a cyan-blue coloured outer zone and a whitish under surface with angular pores. Spore print white. Spores small, sausage-shaped; 3.8-4.3 x 0.8-1.3 um, mean = 4.1 x 1.1 um, N = 16; Qav. = 3.7.

Habitat

Encrusting dead, rotting branch of oak tree.


Months observed