Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore)
Basidiomycete – Polypore
Cap: Light tan to brown, convex to plane with a deep central depression; often coverd with small darker tan/brown scales in a concentric pattern; the margin is edged with fine hair; thin and leathery in texture when fresh, dries very hard. Up to 5 cm, though usually smaller.
Pores: From very pale beige (almost white) to light brown; radially elongated, coffin shaped (roughly hexagonal).
Stem: Shades of brown, similar to cap, central, cylindrical, smooth to slightly textured; up to 5 cm x 0.3 cm.
Substrate: Dead wood - SAPROTROPHIC
Habit: Solitary or gregarious
Spores: White; cylindrical, smooth
Comments: A very common fungus; cosmopolitan; causes white rot; is believed to contain antibacterial and antibiotic compounds
Description taken from A guide to the common fungi of coastal New South Wales. 2016 Skye Moore and Pam O'Sullivan
Lentinus arcularius is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | New England
Species information
- Lentinus arcularius Scientific name
- Fringed Polypore Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1267m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Polyporus arcularius
Location information
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Maps
Aranda Bushland Boro Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Bullen Range Burrinjuck Nature Reserve Cooma North Ridge Reserve Cotter Reserve Farrer Ridge Flea Bog Flat, Bruce Hall Horse Paddocks Hughes Garran Woodland Hughes Grassy Woodland Illilanga & Baroona Kama Kuringa Woodlands Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo) Molonglo River Reserve Mount Ainslie Mount Majura Mount Mugga Mugga Mount Painter Mount Pleasant Namadgi National Park National Arboretum Forests Percival Hill Pine Island to Point Hut Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Rowes Lagoon Stony Creek Nature Reserve Sullivans Creek, Turner Swamp Creek Tallaganda National Park The Fair, Watson The Pinnacle Tuggeranong Hill Umbagong District Park Woodstock Nature Reserve -
Places
Borough, NSW Campbell, ACT Gundaroo, NSW Hall, ACT Kambah, ACT Palerang, NSW Russell, ACT Throsby, ACT Watson, ACT Wollogorang, NSW
