Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Isaacs, ACT

Laetiporus portentosus at Isaacs, ACT - 10 Jun 2015
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 16 Jun 2015 michaelb
Laetiporus portentosus 16 Jun 2015 Heino
Unidentified 16 Jun 2015 Mike

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Heino wrote:
   17 Jun 2015
A low-density polypore that generally doesn't last long. Usually quickly chewed out by larvae and often found fallen, white, mis-shapen and with numerous chew holes. Such an example is very easily mistaken for a lump of polystyrene. Fairly common in and around Canberra.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 10 Jun 2015 12:13 PM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Piptoporus eucalyptorum (Fr.) Warcup, Ecology Forests Woodlands South Australia: 131 (1986) Piptoporus portentosus (Berk.) G. Cunn., Bull. N.Z. Dept. Sci. Industr. Res., Pl. Dis. Div. 164: 106 (1965) Piptoporus eucalyptorum Piptoporus portentosus
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