Sighting 2457980
Lentinus arcularius
Fringed Polypore at Turner, ACT
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| Lentinus sp. | KenT | 24 Jan 2016 | |
| Unverified | ArcherCallaway | 24 Jan 2016 |
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4 comments
25 Jan 2016
Would like to see what it looked like underneath (pores or gills, their shape & colour), but the surface texture of the cap and hairs on the margin are somewhat suggestive of the genus Lentinus (assuming that is the current name)
25 Jan 2016
I tried hard but because it was such a small mushroom, I couldn't get under it without breaking it- and there was just the one
25 Jan 2016
I'd guess Polyporus arcularius - based on the colour, small navel-like centre, marginal hairs, seemingly hairless cap surface (but with short, radially arranged scales). This species is found locally in a wide variety of habitats and is fairly common. You do get Lentinus (or Panus) fasciatus locally. It is similar but with a densely hairy cap surface. As KenT says, a view of the underside would be useful, that of Polyporus having elongated, radially orientated pores while Lentinus had gills. I understand a reluctance to break a single specimen. What some people do is to carry a small mirror with them, such as a dentist's mirror with a handle, and hold that so that it reflects a view of the underside which is then photographed.
25 Jan 2016
Good tip, I don't know if I have a small mirror handy to carry around but will see
Location information
- Coordinates 149.124643-35.268420
- Altitude 589.6m
- Maps Sullivans Creek, Turner
- Places Turner, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2016 03:40 PM Recorded on
- ArcherCallaway Recorded by
Collections
- ArcherCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lentinus arcularius Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi
Species information
- Lentinus arcularius Scientific name
- Fringed Polypore Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1267m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Polyporus arcularius