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Pycnoporus coccineus A common wood-rotting vermilion fungus found on dead wood, especially Melaleuca. Pycnoporus coccineus grows mainly in temperate Australia Australia,Geotagged,Pycnoporus coccineus,wood fungi Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Pycnoporus coccineus

A common wood-rotting vermilion fungus found on dead wood, especially Melaleuca. Pycnoporus coccineus grows mainly in temperate Australia

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The Southern Cinnabar Polypore

''Pycnoporus coccineus'' is a saprophytic, white-rot decomposer fungus in the family Polyporaceae. A widely distributed species, the fungus was first described scientifically by Elias Magnus Fries in 1851.

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Similar species: Polyporales
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Uploaded May 5, 2014. Captured Sep 25, 2010 10:09 in LOT 268 Lagoon Road, Lord Howe Island 2898, Australia.
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  • SP510UZ
  • f/3.1
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO199
  • 8.2mm