Trametes (old Pycnoporus sp.)

Scarlet Bracket at Isaacs Ridge

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Identification history

	Trametes (old Pycnoporus sp.)	30 Jun 2016	Heino
	Unidentified	29 Jun 2016	Mike

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User's notes

Orange fungus growing on dead pine tree. Very firm and rubbery so difficult to get underside. The white stuff is ice (mid afternoon so very shaded area.

1 comment

Heino wrote:

1 Jul 2016

I think it very likely to be a species of Pycnoporus in the early stages of producing the shelf-like forms of the mature stage. In the beginning you often see what look like shapeless blobs (albeit firm rubbery rather than jelly-like) being extruded exceedingly slowly from the wood. Over time (and it may take many weeks) you see that develop into a form such as the one shown here: http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/2727306.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.127320 -35.386320
Altitude 759.0m
Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Places Jerrabomberra, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
29 Jun 2016 03:06 PM Recorded on
Mike Recorded by

Species information

Trametes (old Pycnoporus sp.) Scientific name
Scarlet Bracket Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 759m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
Synonyms
Pycnoporus sp.