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Fistulina hepatica

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This unusual bracket fungi had been knocked off a tree base by a previous visitor. (Still has boot marks?) About 50mm across it had minute red star-like pores underneath, radial veins in a bright orange-red flocked top surface.

Habitat:

In the base of a large eucalyptus in a national park.

Notes:

phylum: Basidiomycota <br>
class: Agaricomycetes <br>
order: Agaricales <br>
family: Fistulinaceae <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/FISTULINA+HEPATICA <br>

Reference Links:

Beefsteak Polypore (Fistulina hepatica) - Information on Beefsteak Polypore, Fistulina hepatica, Fistulina hepatica (MushroomExpert.Com)

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Comments (7)
Mark Ridgway
Thank you Ernst. Glad you like them. For Leuba and I it is not really about the picture but more about learning species so some are not very clear. Maybe one day we will get a 'good' camera.
kdpicturemaker
I can see by your species photos that it would be worth braving the leeches. They're not such a problem here - bull ants take their place!
Mark Ridgway
You're right KD. It's fungi city in there at this time of year. Unfortunately it's also leech city as well... but worth it :-)
kdpicturemaker
Looks like a great place for fungi Mark. This one's an unusual one, quite beautiful though.

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PublishedApril 29, 2014

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