Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Molonglo River Reserve

Laetiporus portentosus at Molonglo River Reserve - 5 Jul 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Molonglo River Reserve - 5 Jul 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Molonglo River Reserve - 5 Jul 2020
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 6 Jul 2020 Heino1
Unidentified 5 Jul 2020 Kurt

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User's notes

Looks like a sponge about 20cm and roundish shape and probably fell from a tree?

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Heino1 wrote:
   6 Jul 2020
A very chewed-out specimen, which is how it is often seen.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 5 Jul 2020 03:11 PM Recorded on
  • Kurt 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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