Sighting 4343614
Laetiporus portentosus
White Punk at Acton, ACT
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| Laetiporus portentosus | Heino1 | 4 Sep 2020 | |
| Laetiporus portentosus | Heino1 | 4 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 2 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
My best guess for what ate some of this fungi is Swamp Wallaby. There was no fungus detritus on the ground. The host tree is probably E rossii.
1 comment
4 Sep 2020
The upper surface shows obvious bite marks (perhaps from a swamp wallaby) and the underside shows evidence of grub-shewing. It is uncommon to find a specimen of this that does NOT have invertebrate chew holes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101922-35.278425
- Altitude 714.0m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2020 10:05 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Laetiporus portentosus Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Fungi
Species information
- Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
- White Punk Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1207.23m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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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