zz Polypore (cap and stem)

Quaama, NSW

zz Polypore (cap and stem) at Quaama, NSW - 28 Apr 2020 01:17 PM
zz Polypore (cap and stem) at Quaama, NSW - 28 Apr 2020 01:17 PM
zz Polypore (cap and stem) at Quaama, NSW - 28 Apr 2020 01:17 PM
zz Polypore (cap and stem) at Quaama, NSW - 28 Apr 2020 01:17 PM
zz Polypore (cap and stem) at Quaama, NSW - 28 Apr 2020 01:17 PM
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zz Polypore (cap and stem) 27 Jun 2025 Heinol
Unverified 28 Apr 2020 FionaG

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Dark brownish/red oyster shaped fungus, with fine tan intermittent stripes. It was approx. 7 cms across and 6 cms high. Creamy coloured spores underneath that felt spongy like wet bread. It bruised pale pink/purple slowly. The stem was orange. It was found emerging from the base of a River Peppermint Gum.

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Heinol wrote:
   27 Jun 2025
Possibly a species of Laccocephalum

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  • zz Polypore (cap and stem) Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Unknown
  • Up to 220.46m Recorded at altitude
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