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Pseudomerulius curtisii
Brackets of up to 30mm wide. Very distinctive yellow gills with much crossing, meandering and very much darker towards the centre. Thin and leathery caps with a very dull ochre top. Caps seem to curl into wavy shapes as they get older.
These numbered about a dozen in a line on the side of a huge Pinus radiata log with a local nature reserve. These logs were placed in the area for landscaping purposes.
ID as in Fuhrer (2005) #281
Rarely found yet in Australia? and seemingly uncommon elsewhere. The best reference images I can find are with Renée Lebeuf from NE America. (Quebec) https://www.flickr.com/photos/21189203@N...
One record exists on Atlas of Living Australia from Tasmania http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:c...
Leuba and I have found it on pine logs 3 times now. My first find can be seen here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/277... and includes some mycelium and development stages.
Spotted on Jul 4, 2014
Submitted on Jul 4, 2014
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