Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Downer, ACT

Laetiporus portentosus at Downer, ACT - 4 Jun 2021
Laetiporus portentosus at Downer, ACT - 4 Jun 2021
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 7 Jun 2021 Heino1
Laetiporus portentosus 7 Jun 2021 TimL

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A follow-up to sighting 4381429 showing the physical damage that has occurred to the fungus since the original sighting.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Jun 2021 01:05 PM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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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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