Sighting 4353123
Laccocephalum sclerotinium
Bawley Point, NSW
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| Laccocephalum sclerotinium | 25 Jun 2025 | Heinol | ||
| Laccocephalum sclerotinium | 25 Oct 2020 | Pam | ||
| Austroboletus lacunosus | 24 Oct 2020 | GLemann |
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User's notes
Approx 12cm high and 15cm across. Having a guess at Austroboletus though seems out of season.
2 comments
Pam
wrote:
25 Oct 2020
Yes, you are correct in that the 'bolete' type fungi tend to come early in the year so this would be out of season. Though fungi do tend to have a will of their own and appear when they are ready not always when we think they should!!!
Austroboletus lacunosus is a fungus that is much softer and with a more rounded cap. It has a much more robust stem (stipe) with its surface ornamented with a network of ridges and pits (reticulated). Was this specimen a bit tough and rubbery? It looks like it is an area that has been burnt?! I suspect it is one of the 'fire responsive fungi' such as those from the genus Laccocephalum. It looks very like L. sclerotinium, which for the moment I'll suggest....good find.
Austroboletus lacunosus is a fungus that is much softer and with a more rounded cap. It has a much more robust stem (stipe) with its surface ornamented with a network of ridges and pits (reticulated). Was this specimen a bit tough and rubbery? It looks like it is an area that has been burnt?! I suspect it is one of the 'fire responsive fungi' such as those from the genus Laccocephalum. It looks very like L. sclerotinium, which for the moment I'll suggest....good find.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.389234-35.494353
- Altitude 52.1m
- Places Bawley Point, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2020 04:29 PM Recorded on
- GLemann Recorded by
Collections
- GLemann NatureMapr South Coast Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi Laccocephalum sclerotinium
Species information
- Laccocephalum sclerotinium Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 21.85m to 52.05m Recorded at altitude
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