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Panus fasciatus (also syn. Lentinus fasciatus)
This is one of the few really ‘hairy’ agarics, having dense pale brown hairs all over the brown cap and stem. The cap is strongly inrolled when young, maturing to a deep funnel-shape. Brown gills extend down the stem and, when fresh, often have a purple tinge. In dry conditions the stem peels like fibrous bark. https://fungimap.org.au/index.php/fduonl...
Found on a decaying log amongst grass, beneath native eucalypts, acacias, and casuarinas. Granite soils, and area is usually dry as at crest of hill. Exposed to full sunlight for most of the day.
Spotted on May 31, 2017
Submitted on Dec 8, 2017
9 Comments
Thanks, Mark. I've seen them in the past, particularly dried-up, dead ones, but I didn't pay too much attention. This spotting caught my eye immediately because it was golden in the soft afternoon light. I had to take some pics.
Machi, I would usually try to reference wikipedia because it's always handy with descriptions and classification details, including common synonyms, but there was no page available for this spotting. Look at all the synonymy on this link, especially the dates 1840 vs 1962. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?T... I am now out of depth.
Nice one Neil. I'd like to find some of these.
Interesting! I didn't know they were synonymous. It makes sense because they look so similar scientists probably lumped them together before they could do genetic testing
Yes, definitely a synonym. http://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_na...
I believe that genus Lentinus is a synonym of Panus (?). Other than that, I've chosen Panus because it's been documented in this granite belt area. Had I seen Lentinus fasciatus during my general research, it probably would have rung an bell for me. I just didn't think to dig any deeper once I found the Ref Blog #43. Thanks for asking the question, Machi. I'll make sure it's definitely a synonym and then add it to the scientific name section of the spotting.
How do you tell it apart from Lentinus?
Thank you, Brian.
Nice pics of this unique agaric!