Sighting 4344379
Laetiporus portentosus
White Punk at O'Malley, ACT
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| Laetiporus portentosus | Heino1 | 11 Sep 2020 | |
| Laetiporus portentosus | Heino1 | 11 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 7 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
About 20cm across growing on large horizontal branch of eucalyptus.
2 comments
11 Sep 2020
The colour, size and masses of chew holes convince me that this is make Laetiporus portentosus, but usually you see it growing out somewhat hoof-like from the side of a branch or trunk. I can't recall seeing a specimen of this species growing upwards, but occasionally fungi that normally grow out shelf-like to hoof-like do grow out from the upper surface of wood.
11 Sep 2020
I saw it was fairly well chewed but thought it was unusual to see it growing like this.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.116846-35.350003
- Altitude 649.0m
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places O'Malley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Sep 2020 09:38 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Collections
- Mike 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