| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | PENIOPHORA LYCII |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | N/A |
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| Fig 1 |
| FRUIT BODY | 1-3cm wide (per fruit body). A resupinate lichen-like species that can be easily overlooked. The irregular patches formed are blue-grey with a violaceous tint and are usually extensive on the host branches. The surface is slightly warted and the edges well defined. |
| GILLS/PORES | N/A |
| FLESH | Greyish, thin and waxy. |
| SPORES | Pink, cylindric and curved. |
| HABITAT | On dead twigs and branches of deciduous trees. |
| SEASON | Common. Throughout the year. |
| EDIBILITY | Inedible. r |