Sighting 3346486
Laetiporus portentosus
White Punk at Garran, ACT
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| Laetiporus portentosus | Heino | 1 Sep 2016 | |
| Unverified | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Aug 2016 |
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User's notes
5m up the main trunk of a Yellow Box tree at junction with large branch. Outer edge may have been chewed a bit by parrots?
2 comments
1 Sep 2016
The numerous holes show that this specimen has been heavily chewed out by invertebrates and it is common to see such chewed-out examples of this species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.116602-35.332380
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Aug 2016 03:22 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
Collections
- MichaelMulvaney 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