Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus	25 Apr 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Laetiporus portentosus	16 Apr 2020	Pam
Unidentified	14 Apr 2020	JackyF

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User's notes

Photo 1 within 2 metres of Fungus sighting 426557, photo 2 in same location as previous cluster of fungi sightings. Texture like a toadstool, not styrofoam. Not attached to ground, looks like a large decayed fungus fruiting body, possibly a more decayed version of sighting 426557.

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Pam wrote:

15 Apr 2020

Remnants of an old Laetiporus portentosus. Yes these remnants do look like styrofoam because the insects just love to eat the fresh fungus leaving a myriad of holes and tunnels! This fungus grows on various living Eucalyptus trees causing brown cubical rot. Seems to be slow acting. The dry fungus is combustible and was once used as tinder for firelighting by pre-European Aborigines and early colonists

JackyF wrote:

15 Apr 2020

Pam thanks so much, that is really fascinating! Jacky

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Location information

Sighting information

2 Abundance
14 Apr 2020 01:16 PM Recorded on
JackyF Recorded by
Collections
Fungi Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores]

Species information

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