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Description
Fruiting body: Whitish/bluish, blue-gray in age; soft, spongy when young hardening in age; finely hairy, smooth to pockmarked; convex to flat, semicircular; flesh white. Pores: White, blue-gray in age; tiny (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Where To Find
Solitary or overlapping groups on decaying wood (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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Blue Cheese (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/3/2009).
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Richard Orr.
Blue Cheese (pores) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2017).
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Joanne Solem.
Blue Cheese (split fruiting body with white flesh and gray-blue pore layer) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2017).
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Joanne Solem.
Blue Cheese in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/28/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Blue Cheese in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/28/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Blue Cheese in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/28/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Blue Cheese (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2009).
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Robert Solem.
Blue Cheese in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Blue Cheese in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Blue Cheese in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Blue Cheese spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2017). Sausage-shaped, smooth; measured 3.7-4.3 X 1.0-1.2 microns.
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Robert Solem.
Blue Cheese in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.