Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate)

A polypore at Mount Fairy, NSW

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Identification history

	Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate)	7 Dec 2015	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	4 Dec 2015	JanetRussell

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4 comments

Heino wrote:

7 Dec 2015

A species of Phellinus.

JanetRussell wrote:

8 Dec 2015

Is there a way to more definitively identify it to species?

Heino wrote:

9 Dec 2015

A specimen would be the sure way. A number of the bracket-like Phellinus species recorded for Australia may develop that black, cracked upper surface with age (e.g. Phellinus badius, Phellinus rimosus and Phellinus robustus - if you'd like to do some web searching). Each can also show some variation in naked-eye appearance, but the microscopic features are reliable. Phellinus is a genus that is usually easy to recognize in the field- but identifying the species is another matter.

JanetRussell wrote:

9 Dec 2015

Thanks once again for your help.

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