Oligoporus Leucospongia (Noun)
Meaning
A pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Oligoporus leucospongia grows typically on conifer logs in the high-elevation forests of western United States and adjacent Canada.
- Some mycologists have reported sightings of oligoporus leucospongia on burned coniferous wood rather than just completely dead logs.
- Research on a conifer log decay process supports the symbiotic relationship often found between oligoporus leucospongia and ceramoporthe fungus.
- It's rare for hikers to spot oligoporus leucospongia when it's fully covered with thick conifer foliage in the forests of B.C.
- Oligoporus leucospongia often grows closely in groups that are visible as white or light-colored caps jutting out from beneath that conifer litter.