Sighting 1941890
Laetiporus portentosus
White Punk at Isaacs, ACT
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| Laetiporus portentosus | MichaelBedingfield | 16 Jun 2015 | |
| Laetiporus portentosus | Heino | 16 Jun 2015 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 16 Jun 2015 |
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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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115333-35.378167
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Jun 2015 12:13 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Collections
- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Laetiporus portentosus Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Fungi
Species information
- Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
- White Punk Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1207.23m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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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