elder whitewash fungus (hyphodontia sambuci) on a mango tree : (pix sanjiv shukla)

aerophyte areas attached basidiocarp basidiomycete branch broadleaved bush chalky characteristic colour complex coniferous dead deadwood decaying disease dusting elder family flour-like forest fungal fungi fungus growing habitat hanging hyphodontia inedible matter nature nutrition organic pathogen plant pruinose region rot sambuci saprobic saprophyte schizoporaceae southern species spore structure tree tropic variability variable warmer white whitewash wood worldwide