Fungi
Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

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The fungi in this group produce fruitbodies with pores on the underside of the cap. Mostly the pores are roughly circular but in some species they are elongated. In some species the pores measure a millimetre or more in diameter but in others they are almost invisible to the naked eye and you may need a magnifying glass or hand lens to confirm their presence.

 

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Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores]

Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less)
Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral

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Heinol wrote:
5 Nov 2025
Perhaps Suillus luteus - given that there seem to be (1) a veil remnant on the stem and (2) pine needles mixed in with the eucalypt leaves.
Bolete sp.
Heinol wrote:
31 Oct 2025
Old specimens. When fresh the underside is white and bruises red when damaged.
Sanguinoderma rude
Heinol wrote:
16 Oct 2025
I'm inclined to think it's not Phlebopus marginatus, but I can't confidently suggest a genus.
zz bolete
Heinol wrote:
16 Oct 2025
Possibly something akin to Tylopilus balloui
Boletales
Heinol wrote:
27 Jun 2025
Possibly a species of Laccocephalum
zz Polypore (cap and stem)

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