Laccocephalum sclerotinium

Bawley Point, NSW

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Identification history

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.

Heinol wrote:

25 Jun 2025

I'll follow Pam.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.389234 -35.494353
Altitude 52.1m
Maps Meroo National Park
Places Bawley Point, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
24 Oct 2020 04:29 PM Recorded on
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GLemann NatureMapr South Coast Polypores - Non-fleshy texture, stems central or lateral Caps on stems; pores below caps [boletes & stemmed polypores] Fungi

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Laccocephalum sclerotinium Scientific name
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Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
21.85m to 52.05m Recorded at altitude
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