Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at O'Malley, ACT

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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus	11 Sep 2020	Heino1
Laetiporus portentosus	11 Sep 2020	Heino1
Unverified	7 Sep 2020	Mike

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User's notes

About 20cm across growing on large horizontal branch of eucalyptus.

2 comments

Heino1 wrote:

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.

Mike wrote:

11 Sep 2020

I saw it was fairly well chewed but thought it was unusual to see it growing like this.

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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
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Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
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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

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