Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Species Database

This database has been compiled to showcase some of the species found in the reserve.

Orange Bracket Fungus


Title	Orange Bracket Fungus
Category	Fungus
Subject	Bracket Fungi
Common Name	Scarlet Bracket Fungus
Scientific Name	Pycnoporus coccineus
Flowering Time	jun,jul,aug
Photo Date	17-Jul-2006
Photographer	R Richter
Post Date	11-Jun-2008
Description	A brightly colored fungus easy to see and identify. Size of brackets are quite variable (to 100mm wide) but several can fuse to form longer shelves. Although the brackets grows mostly during winter, they don't readily decay and can be seen through summer.
Habitat	Common on fallen logs and branches.