Coniophora olivacea

Coniophora olivacea, also known as olive duster is a species of corticoid fungus in the family Coniophoraceae, first described by Elias Magnus Fries and given its current name by Petter Adolf Karsten.

Coniophora olivacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Coniophoraceae
Genus:	Coniophora
Species:	C. olivacea
Binomial name
Coniophora olivacea (Fr.) P. Karst.

Distribution and habitat

It appears in all continents except Antarctic, most often in Europe.^[1] It usually grows on conipher wood (e.g. Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris), but sometimes also on hardwood.^[2]