TEST
Fungi
Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood
Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores]
Sighting 4324102

Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Latham, ACT

Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
Laetiporus portentosus at Latham, ACT - 25 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 12 Aug 2020 Heino1
Laetiporus portentosus 11 Aug 2020 Caric

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Umbagong Fungi Project: In a Eucalypt. Looked just like a macaroon. Heino Lepp: “in prime condition”.

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Laccaria sp. (Laccaria) at Latham, ACT - 19 May 2022 by trevorpreston
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Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) at Latham, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) at Latham, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Latham, ACT - 30 Jan 2020 by Alison Milton
Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) at Latham, ACT - 30 Jan 2020 by AlisonMilton
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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 Jun 2020 12:24 PM Recorded on
  • Caric Recorded by

Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • 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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