Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Species Database
This database has been compiled to showcase some of the species found in the reserve.
Spongy Bracket Fungus
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| Title | Spongy Bracket Fungus |
| Category | Fungus |
| Subject | Bracket Fungi |
| Common Name | White Punk |
| Scientific Name | Laetiporus portentosus |
| Flowering Time | may,jun |
| Photo Date | 26-May-2007 |
| Photographer | R Richter |
| Post Date | 11-Jun-2008 |
| Description | Large bracket to over 30cm wide, greyish upper surface, pale yellow or white pores underneath. The food for some insect larvae whose tunnels result in the fungus taking a very spongy appearance. |
| Habitat | Parasitic on Eucalyptus; falling to the ground in summer as very spongy remnants. |
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