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Salmon gum mushroom - Phlebopus marginatus It is a wow factor mushroom when you first see them. The biggest I found today was almost 40 Cm in dia with a stem of about 10 cm in dia. Growing along a track in mixed eucalyptus tree forest. The mushrooms were full of little fly larvae. Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Phlebopus marginatus Click/tap to enlarge

Salmon gum mushroom - Phlebopus marginatus

It is a wow factor mushroom when you first see them. The biggest I found today was almost 40 Cm in dia with a stem of about 10 cm in dia. Growing along a track in mixed eucalyptus tree forest. The mushrooms were full of little fly larvae.

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The Phlebopus marginatus

"'Phlebopus marginatus'', known as the salmon gum mushroom in Western Australia, is a member of the Boletales or pored fungi and possibly Australia's largest terrestrial mushroom with the weight of one specimen from Victoria recorded at 29 kg . It is an imposing sight in forests of southeastern and southwestern Australia.

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Similar species: Boletales
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Uploaded Apr 9, 2019. Captured Apr 9, 2019 13:28 in Kintaburra, 618 Illaroo Rd, Bangalee NSW 2541, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO1600
  • 135mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.