Sighting 4721339
Lentinus arcularius
Fringed Polypore at Kambah, ACT
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| Lentinus arcularius | Heinol | 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 19 Feb 2026 |
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7 comments
20 Feb 2026
Given the roughly circular shape and the radially elongated pores, this makes me think of a Lentinus arcularius. You’d expect that species to have a cap atop a stem. Sometimes, polypores that normally have a stem and cap (or grow out bracket-like) produce flat fruitbodies if development has started on the lower side of a piece of wood, branch etc. Was this on the lower side of some wood? I can’t recall seeing Lentinus arcularius growing flat, like this, but given that I’ve seen such ‘abnormal’ behaviour in some other species why not with this species also?
20 Feb 2026
see the upper side of the piece of wood here: Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore)
20 Feb 2026
Well that was dumb of me to miss the bit of this in the other sighting you put up!
20 Feb 2026
Well, if this conversation hadn't happened I probably wouldn't have understood that's how they start out!
20 Feb 2026
Just clarifying one point. This sighting is not the way they normally start out. It shows the final, mature state that has developed in an unsual way. Normally you'd see some stem& cap growth.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.023286-35.391806
- Altitude 596.0m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2026 07:36 AM Recorded on
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Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lentinus arcularius Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi
Species information
- Lentinus arcularius Scientific name
- Fringed Polypore Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1267m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Polyporus arcularius
Record quality
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