Fungi
Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood
Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores]
Sighting 4206980

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
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 17 Apr 2019 KenT
Laetiporus portentosus 16 Apr 2019 Whirlwind

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User's notes

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

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KenT wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
Sorry Whirlwind, hit the wrong button - getting a bit late in the evening.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 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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