Sighting 4634845
Laetiporus portentosus
White Punk at Fraser, ACT
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| Laetiporus portentosus | JTran | 13 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | mcstone | 4 Jan 2025 |
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User's notes
This fungus rapidly emerged on a E blakelyi on our nature strip in Fraser in December 2024.
3 comments
7 Jan 2025
This appear to be a decaying or weathered Laetiporus portentosus which are quite common on many species of eucalypts
18 Jan 2025
The growth was systematically removed today by galahs interested in the tree hollow. See photos of a large chunk which fell down once the main connection to the tree was chewed through.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050125-35.189311
- Altitude 611.5m
- Places Fraser, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2025 05:37 PM Recorded on
- mcstone Recorded by
Collections
- mcstone NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Laetiporus portentosus 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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