Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Wodonga, VIC

Laetiporus portentosus at Wodonga, VIC - 3 Aug 2025 10:29 AM
Laetiporus portentosus at Wodonga, VIC - 3 Aug 2025 10:29 AM
Laetiporus portentosus at Wodonga, VIC - 3 Aug 2025 10:29 AM
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Laetiporus portentosus 11 Aug 2025 Heinol
Unverified 6 Aug 2025 KylieWaldon

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looked like a big piece of giant cheese! About 20-30cm across. Is it a bad sign for the tree to see one of these in it? Its already had a huge branch come down in a storm.

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Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1207.23m Recorded at altitude
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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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