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Scarlet Bracket

Pycnoporus coccineus

Description:

I was astonished to see that the fungi had grown around the twig of the tree!

Habitat:

Australian Bushland

1 Species ID Suggestions

Cinnabar polypore
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus


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3 Comments

ShannonInCT
ShannonInCT 11 years ago

Looks like P. coccineus is the better name for this Australian species.

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

could this be a similar species to my spot? found in South Africa
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123...

ShannonInCT
ShannonInCT 11 years ago

In the US and Europe, I would call that the Cinnabar polypore (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus). Not sure if it's found in Oz though.

JennytheTurtle
Spotted by
JennytheTurtle

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 14, 2012

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