Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Latham, ACT

Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 12 Aug 2020 Heino1
Laetiporus portentosus 11 Aug 2020 Caric

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User's notes

Umbagong Fungi Project: In a Eucalypt. Looked just like a macaroon. Heino Lepp: “in prime condition”.

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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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