Sighting 32634
Phlebopus marginatus
Giant Bolete at Paddys River, ACT
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| Phlebopus marginatus | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Feb 2015 | ||
| Phlebopus marginatus | Heino | 3 Feb 2015 |
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User's notes
It was quite big, about 18 cm wide.
3 comments
4 Feb 2015
Given the reported size it is almost certainly Phlebopus marginatus. The underside, rather than having gills, would be spongy with numerous tiny holes, putting it into the group of fungi known colloquially as boletes. There are various nondescript, brownish boletes, but locally there is no other bolete with that some chunky appearance and of that size. Fully mature specimens range in size from less than 10 cm in diameter to around a metre. The small specimens need a microscopic analysis to be sure they are this species, rather than some other nondescript, brown bolete. A native species, the original description of which was published in 1845, based on a specimen collected in Western Australia.
4 Feb 2015
Thanks Heino, I will record it with your identification. I've seen a few of these about as they are quite conspicuous.
4 Feb 2015
I have seen quite a few in the Sanctuary at Tidbinbilla, but did not know the species, so thanks for the Id. I will upload my sightings along with a number of other fungi found at the same time.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.909410-35.463152
- Altitude 1.2m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2015 06:34 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phlebopus marginatus Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less) Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi
Species information
- Phlebopus marginatus Scientific name
- Giant Bolete Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1290.4m Recorded at altitude
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