Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Jerrabomberra, NSW

Laetiporus portentosus at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022
Laetiporus portentosus at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022
Laetiporus portentosus at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022
Laetiporus portentosus at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022
Laetiporus portentosus at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 4 Mar 2022 Heino1
Laetiporus portentosus 3 Mar 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 2 Mar 2022 SteveBorkowskis

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Growing from Trunk of Eucalypt, approximately 3 metres from the ground. Not sure if this is two, or one growing in two sections. Approximately 30cm across.

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Thynninae (subfamily) (Smooth flower wasp) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 10 Oct 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 10 Oct 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 10 Oct 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Mount Jerrabomberra - 28 Jan 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Petaurus notatus (Krefft’s Glider, formerly Sugar Glider) at Mount Jerrabomberra QP - 28 Jan 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail) at Mount Jerrabomberra QP - 9 Dec 2023 by g4vpmuk
Psilota rubra (Red-tailed hoverfly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 15 Oct 2023 by SteveBorkowskis
Jotus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Jotus Jumping Spider) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 15 Oct 2023 by SteveBorkowskis
Calomela bartoni (Acacia Leaf Beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 7 Oct 2023 by Steve_Bok
Urodacus manicatus (Black Rock Scorpion) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 30 Apr 2023 by Mavis
Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 3 Dec 2022 by Steve_Bok
Acanthiza reguloides (Buff-rumped Thornbill) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 3 Dec 2022 by Steve_Bok
Delias harpalyce (Imperial Jezebel) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Halone sejuncta (Variable Halone) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Thalerotricha mylicella (A concealer moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Tree Lucerne Moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Odontomyia decipiens (Green Soldier Fly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Scoparia syntaracta (A Pyralid moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Erina hyacinthina (Varied Dusky-blue) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Termessa shepherdi (Shepherd's Footman) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 23 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Philobota stella (A concealer moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by Harrisi
Microtropesa sinuata (A bristle fly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by Harrisi
Tetrigidae (family) (Pygmy grasshopper) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by Harrisi
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 30 Aug 2022 by Steve_Bok
Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Aug 2022 by Steve_Bok
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Jul 2022 by Steve_Bok
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Jul 2022 by Steve_Bok
Cortinarius persplendidus (Splendid Red Skinhead) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Jul 2022 by SteveBorkowskis
Luzula sp. (Woodrush) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Jul 2022 by Steve_Bok
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Jul 2022 by Steve_Bok
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 24 May 2022 by campen
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022 by Steve_Bok
Hecatesia fenestrata (Common Whistling Moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022 by Steve_Bok
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022 by Steve_Bok
Prosena sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022 by Steve_Bok
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 2 Mar 2022 by Steve_Bok
Paropsisterna laesa species complex (Laesa leaf beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 19 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 19 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok
Thomisidae (family) (Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 19 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok
Erina hyacinthina (Varied Dusky-blue) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 3 Feb 2022 by Steve_Bok
Olbonoma triptycha (Chezela Group) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 26 Dec 2021 by Steve_Bok
Rytidosperma pallidum (Red-anther Wallaby Grass) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 26 Dec 2021 by Steve_Bok
Austrocardiophorus assimilis (Click beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 26 Dec 2021 by Steve_Bok
Glenoleon sp. (genus) (Antlion lacewing) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 26 Dec 2021 by Steve_Bok
Parergophela melirrhoa (A concealer moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 26 Dec 2021 by Steve_Bok
Melobasis thoracica (A jewel beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 11 Dec 2021 by Steve_Bok
Paropsis aspera (Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 14 Oct 2021 by Steve_Bok
Stylidium graminifolium (grass triggerplant) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 14 Oct 2021 by Steve_Bok
Pimelea linifolia (Slender Rice Flower) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Steve_Bok
Pultenaea microphylla (Egg and Bacon Pea) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Steve_Bok
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Steve_Bok
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Steve_Bok
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Oct 2021 by Steve_Bok
Ectropis excursaria (Common Bark Moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Sep 2020 by Harrisi
Venatrix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Venatrix wolf spider) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 6 Sep 2020 by Harrisi
Camponotus intrepidus (Flumed Sugar Ant) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 15 May 2020 by DerekC
Tenebrionidae (family) (Darkling beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 15 May 2020 by DerekC
Austrocardiophorus sp. (genus) (Click beetle) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 1 Sep 2019 by Harrisi
Eurys sp. (genus) (Eurys sawfly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 1 Sep 2019 by Harrisi
Oecophoridae provisional species 1 at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 1 Sep 2019 by Harrisi
Grevillea ramosissima subsp. ramosissima (Fan Grevillea) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 8 Nov 2014 by AaronClausen
Styphelia triflora (Five-corners) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 8 Nov 2014 by AaronClausen

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  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 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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