Velvet Blue Spread Terana caerulea (Schrader ex Lam) Kuntze    Synonyms: Blue Velvet Spread, Cobalt Crust, Cobalt Crust Fungus, Pulcherricium caeruleum, Terana coerulea.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Phanerochaetaceae   >   Genus Terana   

Status:

Uncommon, especially on the Eastern Shore (Biechele, pers. comm.).

There are 44 records in the project database.

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Velvet Blue Spread in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Photo by Jane Chandler. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2011). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2011). Photo by Wesley Knapp. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/3/2016). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Howard Co., Maryland (9/9/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Photo by Barbara K. Johnson. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/6/2016). Photo by Chuck Whittington. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/23/2017). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/11/2015). Photo by Lori Byrne. (MBP list)

Velvet Blue Spread in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/22/2017). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)


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