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Photo by Neil Ross
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Field Notes

Description:

One of the most exquisite fungi I have seen in a long time, the colour of this beautifully banded polypore seemed to change with the light. Even though it was hard, from a distance it looked like soft, rainbow-coloured marshmallow. No larger than a small chicken egg. Only one specimen found growing on a dead tree trunk. 'Guttation droplets' are visible on the pores, and this term I learned from fellow PN member Jae. I thought they were just water marks.

Habitat:

Subtropical rainforest on the Box Forest Track, high in the Great Dividing Range at Cunninghams Gap. Moist undergrowth, although this spotting was in a small clearing and exposed to direct sunlight. Here's some park info - http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/about.html

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Neil Ross
Thanks very much, Charlie. I'll certainly look into that.
CharliePrice
Could possibly be Perenniporia ochroleuca ..just looking through a field guide...the cream undersurface composed of small spores...but just a suggestion not 100% http://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_name?id=26989&q=1k8FY http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PerenniporiaOchroleuca_01.jpg
Neil Ross
I reckon it is too, Ashley. It would make an awesome pet. Ahhhh... no more kitty litter ;-)
Neil Ross
Thanks, Jae. The surface was hard, but I didn't notice the droplets until I started cropping the photo and thought they were just water marks caused by rain. I wonder if these droplets are moist or sticky? I didn't know they were called "guttation" droplets until now. Cheers for that :-)
Jae
Nice one, Neil, especially the shot of the pores with guttation droplets.

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Mushroom Mapping
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Wilds of South-East Queensland
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedOctober 21, 2014

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