Trametes coccinea

Scarlet Bracket at Quaama, NSW

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Identification history

	Trametes coccinea	14 Mar 2020	Pam
	Unverified	5 Mar 2020	FionaG

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User's notes

Same bright colour top and bottom. Thin and rubbery.

2 comments

Pam wrote:

15 Mar 2020

Good images for identification. Thank you. The Aborigines used to use this species for their children when they were teething. The texture and from what I can gather there is a chemical in them that soothed their gums.

FionaG wrote:

15 Mar 2020

Yes, I can well imagine they would be perfect for teething young.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.893344 -36.462430
Altitude 166.2m
Places Quaama, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
5 Mar 2020 10:28 AM Recorded on
FionaG Recorded by
Collections
FionaG South Coast NatureMapr Trametes coccinea Pored or somewhat maze-like on underside [bracket polypores] Shelf-like to hoof-like & usually on wood Fungi

Species information

Trametes coccinea Scientific name
Scarlet Bracket Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 898.53m Recorded at altitude
Synonyms
Pycnoporus coccineus Pycnoporus coccineus