Lentinus arcularius

Fringed Polypore at Black Range, NSW

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Lentinus arcularius Pam 31 Oct 2020
Lentinus arcularius Pam 31 Oct 2020
Polypore sp. StephH 30 Oct 2020

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Growing in burnt wood. The largest was about 40 mm across the cap.

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Pam
   31 Oct 2020
These little 'polypores' have distinctive 'coffin' shaped pores and usually a cap fringed with tiny hairs. They often seem to be one of the earlier fungi to appear after rain and I think of them as the heralds of fungi to come and that the season is about to start!

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Sighting information

  • 6 Abundance
  • 30 Oct 2020 03:44 PM Recorded on
  • StephH Recorded by

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Species information

  • Lentinus arcularius Scientific name
  • Fringed Polypore Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1267m Recorded at altitude
  • Synonyms

    Polyporus arcularius
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