Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Sutton, NSW

Laetiporus portentosus at Sutton, NSW - 16 Apr 2019
Laetiporus portentosus at Sutton, NSW - 16 Apr 2019
Laetiporus portentosus at Sutton, NSW - 16 Apr 2019
Laetiporus portentosus at Sutton, NSW - 16 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 23 Apr 2019 Heino1
Laetiporus portentosus 17 Apr 2019 KenT
Unidentified 16 Apr 2019 Whirlwind

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User's notes

This fungus was on the eastern side of a Eucalyptus macrorhyncha.

3 comments

KenT wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
This doesn't look like the usual insect feeding, perhaps a possum has had a go at this one?
Whirlwind wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
Could very well be as we do have possums, and sugar gliders as well out here.
Pam wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
Wow, that's some serious munching! I've never seen that before - bit different to the usual invertebrates.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 16 Apr 2019 03:40 PM Recorded on
  • Whirlwind Recorded by

Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • 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
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