Sighting 4251916
Trametes coccinea
Scarlet Bracket at Quaama, NSW
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| Trametes coccinea | Pam | 14 Mar 2020 | |
| Unverified | FionaG | 5 Mar 2020 |
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User's notes
Same bright colour top and bottom. Thin and rubbery.
2 comments
15 Mar 2020
Good images for identification. Thank you. The Aborigines used to use this species for their children when they were teething. The texture and from what I can gather there is a chemical in them that soothed their gums.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.893344-36.462430
- Altitude 166.2m
- Places Quaama, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Mar 2020 10:28 AM Recorded on
- FionaG Recorded by
Collections
- FionaG South Coast NatureMapr Trametes coccinea Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Fungi
Species information
- Trametes coccinea Scientific name
- Scarlet Bracket Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 898.53m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Pycnoporus coccineus Pycnoporus coccineus