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Rigidoporus laetus
Lining a 'cave' inside the base of a large eucalyptus (3 metres diameter) were many stacks of a thick, soft bracket fungus. Many droplets of very clear fluid off the surface. Yellow edges like biscuit about 20mm thick; undersides with very fine pores and all tints of white.
Very tall eucalyptus rain forest.
Compare to this year later spotting... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/260...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/885839ae-b...
family: Meripilaceae
genus: Rigidoporus
Spotted on May 21, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013
8 Comments
At last I think I have it.
Now I have an ID and an explanation for why these brackets were stolen from a national park.
Very cool spotting Mark!
Thanks for that CV. I can see the resemblance. I'll check it later.
This is similar to the Bleeding tooth fungus (Hydnellum peckii), probably something in the same family.
Brilliant!
Yeah the toppings were lacking somewhat :( but it was a great 'middle-earth' scene.
Cool! They look like stacked pizzas.