Peniophora incarnata

Rosy Crust Fungus at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Peniophora incarnata	12 Jul 2016	Heino
	Unverified	7 Jul 2016	KenT

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User's notes

Growing on dead bark on two separate pieces of wood. Colonies on each piece all seemed to be merging together.

2 comments

Heino wrote:

12 Jul 2016

Reliable identification of a fungus that produces flat, sheet-like fruit bodies often requires examination of a specimen. These fungi have little in the way of macroscopic features but show great variation microscopically. My identification of this sighting as Peniophora incarnata is highly plausible (given the colours, extent of growth and the close up view of the surface) but there is still a small chance that I could be wrong.

KenT wrote:

13 Jul 2016

Thanks Heino, your identification does indeed look like what it is. It had me stumped!

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
8 Jun 2016 12:56 PM Recorded on
KenT Recorded by
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Fungi Other fungi on wood Other non-black fungi KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Peniophora incarnata Scientific name
Rosy Crust Fungus Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning

Australian Capital Territory

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