Laccocephalum basilapidoides

Laccocephalum basilapidoides
The sporophore and mycelium of Laccocephalum basilapidoides. The stone-like basal portion shows fragments of roots and the vestiges of an ant tunnel. Collected from the south-eastern border of Australia. Normally found in mallee scrub.
Scientific classification
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Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
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L. basilapidoides
Binomial name
Laccocephalum basilapidoides
McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
Synonyms

Polyporus basilapidoides (McAlpine & Tepper) Lloyd (1912)

Laccocephalum basilapidoides, referred to as the stone-making fungus, is a fungus known only from Australia.

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