Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Kangaroo Valley, NSW

Laetiporus portentosus at Kangaroo Valley, NSW - 26 Feb 2024
Laetiporus portentosus at Kangaroo Valley, NSW - 26 Feb 2024
Laetiporus portentosus at Kangaroo Valley, NSW - 26 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 31 Jul 2024 Heino1
Laetiporus portentosus 28 Feb 2024 Teresa
Laetiporus portentosus 26 Feb 2024 lbradley

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2 comments

Teresa wrote:
   28 Feb 2024
This looks very decayed; had it fallen from a tree?
lbradley wrote:
   28 Feb 2024
Yes, it was under a tree

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 26 Feb 2024 10:33 AM Recorded on
  • lbradley Recorded by

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

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