Growing out of a log submerged in a river
L. aff. anthracophilum
Common in area that was burnt about 5-6 months ago
Fungi with stem growing in dead tree fern trunk.
Found growing amidst lush green grass.
Bright-field light microscopy of material preserved in ethanol
Image 1: basidiospore in lateral perspective; basally hyaline and smooth, apically brown and echinulate; 8.9–14.3 μm wide (x̄ = 12.0 ± 1.5 μm, n = 10)
Image 2: basidiospores in apical perspective
Image 3: hymenium showing hyaline cystidia and basidioles
Image 4: hyaline stipe hyphae showing clamp connection; clamp connections abundant
Image 5: crushed stipe showing hyaline hyphae, appearing orange en masse
Corresponding macromorphological observation: https://inaturalist.org/observations/180410419
Fluorescence 356nm UV
no other fungus apparent on fallen branch
Phallus Fungus
Identified as Phallus impudicus on Bowerbird by Judy & Rob Peters: "Single specimen in damp area at side of track"
Smooth cap, gills golden but dull, greening strongly.
Transparent stalks with snowflake like heads.
Loweporus sp/Trunscopora sp ?
As Loweporus tephroporus (Montagne) Ryvarden
Truncospora tephropora syn?
No idea where to put this one. Pink gills, purple bruising stipe and gills... white spore print.
Sapromamanita galerumgandalfi (ined.), aka Noddy Flycap (Amanita 2 Ridley). Photos taken by Wael Abbas and posted here as a record with his permission. Unfortunately, the Sydney herbarium said it was unimportant so it was not kept for scientific study.
this had the consistency of gel. I thought initally that it was a resin coming out of the tree but we saw more along the track that wasn't associated with a tree. we wondered if it was some sort of animal residue rather than plant.
A very old specimen that didn’t stain raspberry where bruised and didn’t have a white watery latex either when damaged
Many of these in clumps around the base of Bunya pine. Did not observe these in May / June 2023. This comes following a few weeks of substantial rain and first was much more damp than in winter.
Microscopy images: first four are congo red stain at 1000x magnification. The last one is mounted in KOH and viewed at 400X magnification.
I have included pictures of a clean culture of this specimen grown in PDA following 5 months incubation at ambient lab temperature in the dark.
Last four photos are of the collected sample (fresh), and the dried sample submitted to BRI in April 2024.
Rubbery feel, sock at base or another mycelium maybe, in soil
On horse dung in a moist chamber
On wombat (?) dung.
Possibly the beginning of Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Icicle Fairy Fans), or White-footed Slime (Diachea leucopodia)?
Laetiporus?
Tiny - fungi or slime mould?On the underside of dead wood lying on damp soil
13mm diameter.
Growing on mossy embankment under Pittosporum sp.
Smell like Inca berries.
Growing from wet soil with high clay content. Sclerotiums are dense and hard to the touch. Am considering slicing one to get a good view of the internals of the sclerotium.
I know lignosus is not known in Australia but i believe it is in New Guinea; possible extension of range? Or I may just be wrong, heh
Grows exclusively from dictyonema spp as shown
Sighting and photos (c) paul_fiona_rose_grace_rob.
Field Notes - Large pale brown fungi with cap to 25cm growing under a raised house. Gills pale brown to cream and extend to soil level.
Fungus? Growing out of what looks like animal droppings. In a cave
Pileus 3-5 cm broad, convex to plane, viscid-glutinous, appearing suede-like under the gluten at first, then with plaque-like, flattened scales with age, whitish with obvious pale pink tinges, with white appendiculate veil remnants at margin. Flesh white, unchanging with mild odor and bitter taste. Tubes adnexed, whitish at first, becoming vinaceous pink, with pores whitish at first becoming vinaceous pink, unchanging. Stipe 7-8 cm long, 5-7 mm broad, equal with a slightly broader base, lacunose-reticulate to coarsely lacunose, white, somewhat sticky, with interior pithy, white, unchanging, with white rhizomorphs at base. Spores amygdaliform, coarsely and variously ornamented around the middle. This is the TYPE.
GenBank: KY872651 (LSU); KY872652 (ITS).