Phlebopus marginatus

Giant Bolete at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Phlebopus marginatus	29 Sep 2022	Heino1
	Unverified	27 Sep 2022	calyptorhynchus

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3 large fungi, evidence of others that had been uprooted (by possums?). Cap dark brown, stem lighter, some red colouring on cap on two of fungi. Scale given by woman’s hand in photo.

5 comments

Heino1 wrote:

28 Sep 2022

Does the underside of the cap have gills does it have numerous holes (much like a sponge)? Given the shadowing, I'm not sure.

calyptorhynchus wrote:

28 Sep 2022

Just been back to view, holes, not gills.

Heino1 wrote:

29 Sep 2022

Thank you. That makes this one easy.

calyptorhynchus wrote:

29 Sep 2022

The picture's upside down btw, don't know how that happened!

calyptorhynchus wrote:

29 Sep 2022

Thanks for the ID

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3 Abundance
27 Sep 2022 01:19 PM Recorded on
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calyptorhynchus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phlebopus marginatus Boletes - Fleshy texture, stems central (more-or-less) Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi

Species information

Phlebopus marginatus Scientific name
Giant Bolete Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1290.4m Recorded at altitude
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