Tropical Cinnabar Bracket

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

It isn't the first thing to come to mind when one thinks of South Africa, but this just shows there's a whole world of interesting fungi over there waiting to be discovered. You are very much a pioneer in highlighting this!

On a similar note, I recently learned that the fungi of Australia are largely undocumented. Just skipped altogether, nobody ever bothered. That baffles me.

Anyway, promoted and added to the fungi list, thank you for picking up this challenge. Posted 11 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  I suppose, rather like Africa, Australia is more renowned for its wildlife and scenery and so the little things often get left out. Where I live there are not many elephants and lions, monkeys and birds have become part of daily life and so I like to go and find something a little different. Its with challenges such as this that take me off the beaten track and I am learning so much more about the nature in my own back yard so to speak. There is a whole new world out there and I am loving it! Posted 11 years ago

The Cinnabar Bracket

"Pycnoporus sanguineus" is a white rot saprobic fungus. It was discovered on Guana Island but occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics, usually growing on dead hardwoods. It grows in the form of a thin dry conk with a lateral attachment to its substrate, or sometimes a very short stipe.

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Similar species: Polyporales

Species identified by Claire Hamilton