zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like) at Downer, ACT

zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like)

1 Downer, ACT

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Identification history

	zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like)	10 Jun 2021	Heino1
	Unidentified	28 May 2021	TimL

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Sighted at the base of a tree.

2 comments

Heino1 wrote:

10 Jun 2021

I'd guess that this is still immature. In the first photo (at full size) the pores look to be very shallow, which supports the idea of immaturity. I'm not sure of the genus. However, this was at the base of a tree and your photos show short bristles/hairs on the upper surface which make me think the surface would have a velvety feel - which suggests Postia pelliculosa. That species has an orange-brown to red-brown upper surface when fully developed and a bit of that colour shows at the top. It may be that with time that colour would develop over the whole surface and confirm the ID as the Postia - but for now I'll leave it as is.

TimL wrote:

10 Jun 2021

Thanks for this information. I'll keep an eye on it as it develops and try and get additional data to help with the ID. Tim

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