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Home Fungi Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores]

Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Isaacs, ACT

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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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Location information

Coordinates 149.115333 -35.378167
Places Isaacs, ACT

Species information

Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
White Punk Common name
Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

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