Sighting 4250107
Phaeotrametes decipiens
A Polypore at Acton, ACT
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| Phaeotrametes decipiens | Heino1 | 25 Jun 2020 | |
| Phaeotrametes decipiens | Heino1 | 25 Jun 2020 | |
| Unverified | Harrisi | 16 Feb 2020 |
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2 comments
17 Feb 2020
Almost certainly Phaeotrametes decipiens – though a view of the underside would help (e.g. see http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/phaeotrametes-decipiens-0055.html). Do you have such a photo? In the absence of an underside view I’m thinking Phaeotrametes decipiens because of the ‘damaged’ areas on two of the caps – in particular the small circles on the rightmost cap. I suspect that these are the rudimentary stages of the so-called ‘splash cups’ that are sometimes found on the caps of this species. Asexual spores are produced in those cups and it has been suggested that they could be splashed out by raindrops. Such a splash cup mechanism is found in a small number of fungal and plant genera.
18 Feb 2020
Great info Heino, thanks for that. I can go back and get ventral shot, no worries!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.097679-35.281910
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 14 Feb 2020 05:41 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
Collections
- Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phaeotrametes decipiens Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Fungi
Species information
- Phaeotrametes decipiens Scientific name
- A Polypore Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 795.4m Recorded at altitude