I probably shouldn’t keep putting fungi into the purdie flaars thread. So here is a fungi thread. I don’t think we’ve already got one.

I took the camera with me when I walked Mr buffy and Bruna this morning and then I went to the wetland reserve for a solitary Fungi Foray. Not much about. But here is what I found.

I think this is an Agrocybe

A Dacrymyces (jelly fungus) of some sort

A Psathyrella and Trametes versicolor (turkey tail)

………

buffy said:

I probably shouldn’t keep putting fungi into the purdie flaars thread. So here is a fungi thread. I don’t think we’ve already got one.

I took the camera with me when I walked Mr buffy and Bruna this morning and then I went to the wetland reserve for a solitary Fungi Foray. Not much about. But here is what I found.

I think this is an Agrocybe

A Dacrymyces (jelly fungus) of some sort

A Psathyrella and Trametes versicolor (turkey tail)

………

Noice. I do love our opisthokont cousins.

buffy said:

I probably shouldn’t keep putting fungi into the purdie flaars thread. So here is a fungi thread. I don’t think we’ve already got one.

I took the camera with me when I walked Mr buffy and Bruna this morning and then I went to the wetland reserve for a solitary Fungi Foray. Not much about. But here is what I found.

I think this is an Agrocybe

A Dacrymyces (jelly fungus) of some sort

A Psathyrella and Trametes versicolor (turkey tail)

………

Nice. In wet years I’ve photographed most of those here. This isn’t a wet year by a long shot.

added to the index

dv said:

added to the index

Thank you.

:)

And here are some of today’s finds. Some of them are new to me.

This will be a Cortinarius, but quite likely an as yet unnamed one. It really stunned me with its colour when I turned it over.

These are Gymnopilus (Rust Gills), which grow on rotting twigs and stuff.

These are Hypholoma fasciculare (Sulphur Tufts) which I had not seen in the flesh before but have been identifying from photos online for a while.

buffy said:

And here are some of today’s finds. Some of them are new to me.

This will be a Cortinarius, but quite likely an as yet unnamed one. It really stunned me with its colour when I turned it over.

These are Gymnopilus (Rust Gills), which grow on rotting twigs and stuff.

These are Hypholoma fasciculare (Sulphur Tufts) which I had not seen in the flesh before but have been identifying from photos online for a while.

It is a pretty purple.

Do we have any native truffles?

Peak Warming Man said:

Do we have any native truffles?

Sort of…

Link to the national herbarium information

buffy said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Do we have any native truffles?

Sort of…

Link to the national herbarium information

Ta, there’s a bit to get my head around there.

Peak Warming Man said:

buffy said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Do we have any native truffles?

Sort of…

Link to the national herbarium information

Ta, there’s a bit to get my head around there.

Mostly food for marsupials rather than us.

:)

Peak Warming Man said:

Do we have any native truffles?

Yea

Bubblecar said:

buffy said:

And here are some of today’s finds. Some of them are new to me.

This will be a Cortinarius, but quite likely an as yet unnamed one. It really stunned me with its colour when I turned it over.

These are Gymnopilus (Rust Gills), which grow on rotting twigs and stuff.

These are Hypholoma fasciculare (Sulphur Tufts) which I had not seen in the flesh before but have been identifying from photos online for a while.

It is a pretty purple.

It’s been tagged for a Cortinarius researcher to have a look at it. Might turn out to be interesting.

buffy said:

Bubblecar said:

buffy said:

And here are some of today’s finds. Some of them are new to me.

This will be a Cortinarius, but quite likely an as yet unnamed one. It really stunned me with its colour when I turned it over.

These are Gymnopilus (Rust Gills), which grow on rotting twigs and stuff.

These are Hypholoma fasciculare (Sulphur Tufts) which I had not seen in the flesh before but have been identifying from photos online for a while.

It is a pretty purple.

It’s been tagged for a Cortinarius researcher to have a look at it. Might turn out to be interesting.

Nice.

:)

Michael V said:

buffy said:

Bubblecar said:

It is a pretty purple.

It’s been tagged for a Cortinarius researcher to have a look at it. Might turn out to be interesting.

Nice.

:)

They just got back and confirmed it’s Cortinarius. Nothing further mentioned. It’s a huge genus and poorly understood. And there are some academic “discussions” about splitting it or not…

buffy said:

Michael V said:

buffy said:

It’s been tagged for a Cortinarius researcher to have a look at it. Might turn out to be interesting.

Nice.

:)

They just got back and confirmed it’s Cortinarius. Nothing further mentioned. It’s a huge genus and poorly understood. And there are some academic “discussions” about splitting it or not…

Cool.

Well done!

:)

I found some fungi to photograph today. Most still need further ID. But this one was easy – Amanita muscaria.

And some of the less spectacular Little Brown Fungi.

This is Cortinarius archeri (Emperor Cortinar). They start out a wonderful deep (slimy) purple but fade to brown quite quickly. So this one is past its prime. I didn’t realize I’d captured a bug in the photo until I put it up on the computer screen.

I think this is a Deconica (growing on dung) and a Gymnopilus allantopus on some gum bark.

…..

I think Hebeloma (grows on decaying animal bodies…but there was no sign of a body there) and a Lepiota.

…..

Lichenomphalia chromacea and a Mycena

…….

And another Mycena

buffy said:

And some of the less spectacular Little Brown Fungi.

This is Cortinarius archeri (Emperor Cortinar). They start out a wonderful deep (slimy) purple but fade to brown quite quickly. So this one is past its prime. I didn’t realize I’d captured a bug in the photo until I put it up on the computer screen.

I think this is a Deconica (growing on dung) and a Gymnopilus allantopus on some gum bark.

…..

I think Hebeloma (grows on decaying animal bodies…but there was no sign of a body there) and a Lepiota.

…..

Lichenomphalia chromacea and a Mycena

…….

And another Mycena

Nice snaps.

I’ve seen the top one, purple emperors, in Tasmanian forests. Looking like this when young:

buffy said:

And some of the less spectacular Little Brown Fungi.

This is Cortinarius archeri (Emperor Cortinar). They start out a wonderful deep (slimy) purple but fade to brown quite quickly. So this one is past its prime. I didn’t realize I’d captured a bug in the photo until I put it up on the computer screen.

There are some Drosera in that photo, too; at first glance I’d say D. spatulata, but there are a number of very similar species, so I can’t be sure. That insect is very close to feeding the plants. Flowering season for Drosera is approaching, too, to you’ll soon have an opportunity for some more purdie flaar photos.

buffy said:

And some of the less spectacular Little Brown Fungi.

This is Cortinarius archeri (Emperor Cortinar). They start out a wonderful deep (slimy) purple but fade to brown quite quickly. So this one is past its prime. I didn’t realize I’d captured a bug in the photo until I put it up on the computer screen.

I think this is a Deconica (growing on dung) and a Gymnopilus allantopus on some gum bark.

…..

I think Hebeloma (grows on decaying animal bodies…but there was no sign of a body there) and a Lepiota.

…..

Lichenomphalia chromacea and a Mycena

…….

And another Mycena

A nice assortment of fungi, Buffy
Well spotted btm with the Drosera in the first photo

buffy said:

And some of the less spectacular Little Brown Fungi.

This is Cortinarius archeri (Emperor Cortinar). They start out a wonderful deep (slimy) purple but fade to brown quite quickly. So this one is past its prime. I didn’t realize I’d captured a bug in the photo until I put it up on the computer screen.

I think this is a Deconica (growing on dung) and a Gymnopilus allantopus on some gum bark.

…..

I think Hebeloma (grows on decaying animal bodies…but there was no sign of a body there) and a Lepiota.

…..

Lichenomphalia chromacea and a Mycena

…….

And another Mycena

:)

btm said:

buffy said:

And some of the less spectacular Little Brown Fungi.

This is Cortinarius archeri (Emperor Cortinar). They start out a wonderful deep (slimy) purple but fade to brown quite quickly. So this one is past its prime. I didn’t realize I’d captured a bug in the photo until I put it up on the computer screen.

There are some Drosera in that photo, too; at first glance I’d say D. spatulata, but there are a number of very similar species, so I can’t be sure. That insect is very close to feeding the plants. Flowering season for Drosera is approaching, too, to you’ll soon have an opportunity for some more purdie flaar photos.

They are Drosera aberrans (Scented sundew) – there are millions of them at the covenant. They are interesting because some are green and some are red leaved. I have caught them in flower in June, but generally it’s from August onwards. And they do indeed have a pleasant scent. These days I pick a flower to sniff it. You can get down on your knees to do it, but getting up again can be challenging.

Here are my Drosera observations for the covenant at Digby if you are interested

I see I’ve observed 7 species there.

buffy said:

btm said:

buffy said:

And some of the less spectacular Little Brown Fungi.

This is Cortinarius archeri (Emperor Cortinar). They start out a wonderful deep (slimy) purple but fade to brown quite quickly. So this one is past its prime. I didn’t realize I’d captured a bug in the photo until I put it up on the computer screen.

There are some Drosera in that photo, too; at first glance I’d say D. spatulata, but there are a number of very similar species, so I can’t be sure. That insect is very close to feeding the plants. Flowering season for Drosera is approaching, too, to you’ll soon have an opportunity for some more purdie flaar photos.

They are Drosera aberrans (Scented sundew) – there are millions of them at the covenant. They are interesting because some are green and some are red leaved. I have caught them in flower in June, but generally it’s from August onwards. And they do indeed have a pleasant scent. These days I pick a flower to sniff it. You can get down on your knees to do it, but getting up again can be challenging.

Here are my Drosera observations for the covenant at Digby if you are interested

I see I’ve observed 7 species there.

Nice collection from Digby….my faves are Drosera glanduligera, the pygmy sundew and the Drosera aberrans.
I think my next bush wander may have to be sundew focused.

ruby said:

buffy said:

btm said:

There are some Drosera in that photo, too; at first glance I’d say D. spatulata, but there are a number of very similar species, so I can’t be sure. That insect is very close to feeding the plants. Flowering season for Drosera is approaching, too, to you’ll soon have an opportunity for some more purdie flaar photos.

They are Drosera aberrans (Scented sundew) – there are millions of them at the covenant. They are interesting because some are green and some are red leaved. I have caught them in flower in June, but generally it’s from August onwards. And they do indeed have a pleasant scent. These days I pick a flower to sniff it. You can get down on your knees to do it, but getting up again can be challenging.

Here are my Drosera observations for the covenant at Digby if you are interested

I see I’ve observed 7 species there.

Nice collection from Digby….my faves are Drosera glanduligera, the pygmy sundew and the Drosera aberrans.
I think my next bush wander may have to be sundew focused.

I like D. planchonii. I just love the lacy bit in the middle of the flower. And they’ve got rather distinctive round (rather than lunate) aerial leaves with the stem going into the centre of it.

buffy said:

Looks similar to the Venus flytrap flower I managed to grow on my kitchen windowsill in Hunter’s Hill. Well, the plant managed to grow it, I was just a happy witness. I was a bit taken aback by its appearance, but then I was experiencing new motherhood and my brain was a tad mussed up.

This just came up on iNaturalist. I have agreed with the ID already on it of Leotia lubrica. This is a very beautiful photo. They are very small, that is moss they are growing amongst.

buffy said:

This just came up on iNaturalist. I have agreed with the ID already on it of Leotia lubrica. This is a very beautiful photo. They are very small, that is moss they are growing amongst.

What a wonderful world.

buffy said:

This just came up on iNaturalist. I have agreed with the ID already on it of Leotia lubrica. This is a very beautiful photo. They are very small, that is moss they are growing amongst.

It is impressive.

dv said:

buffy said:

This just came up on iNaturalist. I have agreed with the ID already on it of Leotia lubrica. This is a very beautiful photo. They are very small, that is moss they are growing amongst.

What a wonderful world.

It’s interesting in regards to the effects some of them have on the human brain

buffy said:

This just came up on iNaturalist. I have agreed with the ID already on it of Leotia lubrica. This is a very beautiful photo. They are very small, that is moss they are growing amongst.

That is very close-up. Beautiful photo.

We do, however finally have a few fungi. Photos from last Thursday when bushwandering friend and I went wandering.

Hydnum (Hedgehog fungus, one of the ones that has teeth rather than gills or pores)

And one of my favourites, Amanita xanthocephala. The mirror trick worked well with this one.

And the lovely little Lichenomphalia chromacea, which grows on lichenized soil.

buffy said:

We do, however finally have a few fungi. Photos from last Thursday when bushwandering friend and I went wandering.

Hydnum (Hedgehog fungus, one of the ones that has teeth rather than gills or pores)

And one of my favourites, Amanita xanthocephala. The mirror trick worked well with this one.

And the lovely little Lichenomphalia chromacea, which grows on lichenized soil.

Pretty, apart from the first one which is quietly nightmarish.

the zoo today was hiding this.. I have no idea what it is I don’t really have time to look at iNaturalist. but I liked the colour.. someone here might know what it is

Arts said:

the zoo today was hiding this.. I have no idea what it is I don’t really have time to look at iNaturalist. but I liked the colour.. someone here might know what it is

Cortinarius austroviolaceus

Arts said:

the zoo today was hiding this.. I have no idea what it is I don’t really have time to look at iNaturalist. but I liked the colour.. someone here might know what it is

Possibly a dried out Purple Emperor, as Chrispen says. They’re often more slimy-looking than that.

Bubblecar said:

Arts said:

the zoo today was hiding this.. I have no idea what it is I don’t really have time to look at iNaturalist. but I liked the colour.. someone here might know what it is

Possibly a dried out Purple Emperor, as Chrispen says. They’re often more slimy-looking than that.

it was late in the day.. probably lost it’s slimy

Arts said:

Bubblecar said:

Arts said:

the zoo today was hiding this.. I have no idea what it is I don’t really have time to look at iNaturalist. but I liked the colour.. someone here might know what it is

Possibly a dried out Purple Emperor, as Chrispen says. They’re often more slimy-looking than that.

it was late in the day.. probably lost it’s slimy

It’s not a Cortinarius archeri (purple emperor) because that has a ring/annulus/frill halfway down the stem and isn’t really that colour. I’m not really convinced on C. austroviolaceous either because they look like this and have purple gills – this one in your photo has buff gills:

Link to iNat photos of C. austroviolaceious

Having said that, I don’t really have any suggestions.

And it’s gone dusty again, so not much in the way of fungi today.

Cortinarius persplendidus (I think)

Cheilymenia (grows on dung, quite small)

This Fungus Eats Plastic, Could It Save the Planet?

I also found some mushrooms, but they are probably common as…

Arts said:

I also found some mushrooms, but they are probably common as…

In my learned opinion, those are LBMs. Little Brown Mushrooms.

:)

These are brown as well Grow in Casuarina. Are also nibbled on by bearded dragons. —>

roughbarked said:

These are brown as well Grow in Casuarina. Are also nibbled on by bearded dragons. —>

I don’t know that one. Nearest I could guess might be Chalciporus, but that is supposed to be an import, I think. From other parts of the world.

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

These are brown as well Grow in Casuarina. Are also nibbled on by bearded dragons. —>

I don’t know that one. Nearest I could guess might be Chalciporus, but that is supposed to be an import, I think. From other parts of the world.

Only Chalciporus in my old Fuhrer is C. piperatus which is an import usually associated with conifers. Of possible concern in Nothofagus. So presumably Tasmania.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

These are brown as well Grow in Casuarina. Are also nibbled on by bearded dragons. —>

I don’t know that one. Nearest I could guess might be Chalciporus, but that is supposed to be an import, I think. From other parts of the world.

Only Chalciporus in my old Fuhrer is C. piperatus which is an import usually associated with conifers. Of possible concern in Nothofagus. So presumably Tasmania.

Put it on iNaturalist and see if you get someone to ID it.

And I found a couple of mushrooms. It’s still very dry out there.

This one is Amanita xanthocephala

And this one is an Agaricus. Quite possibly edible…but I broke an older one up and dropped the bits in my garden here at home. I may have brought some mycelium, perhaps some spores.

…..

Here’s my interesting fungi pic, and an overexposed one where I tried to get a bit of the stem to show that it was shaggy as well.
It caught my eye because of the square shape and shag pile finish. No idea what it is.

ruby said:

Here’s my interesting fungi pic, and an overexposed one where I tried to get a bit of the stem to show that it was shaggy as well.
It caught my eye because of the square shape and shag pile finish. No idea what it is.

That’s just weird. I’ve got no idea either.

ruby said:

Here’s my interesting fungi pic, and an overexposed one where I tried to get a bit of the stem to show that it was shaggy as well.
It caught my eye because of the square shape and shag pile finish. No idea what it is.

That’s a new one on me too.

Here’s an interesting one.

I think I know the first one, maybe. It looks not dissimilar to one I see on many Eucalypts.

roughbarked said:

I think I know the first one, maybe. It looks not dissimilar to one I see on many Eucalypts.

I don’t know any of those.

roughbarked said:

I think I know the first one, maybe. It looks not dissimilar to one I see on many Eucalypts.

Interesting enough was that on walking out we met a man coming in. He told us that as a local, he visited the site once a month and that his major interest was the fungi. Wish we had time to walk back with him but we’d already booked a meet with another old friend down the road in Railton, which we just made in time. He’d already told us to go look at the site and that he was going to Railton anyway and would meet us there.

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

I think I know the first one, maybe. It looks not dissimilar to one I see on many Eucalypts.

I don’t know any of those.

did you see these photos I posted earlier?

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

I think I know the first one, maybe. It looks not dissimilar to one I see on many Eucalypts.

I don’t know any of those.

did you see these photos I posted earlier?

burnt marshmallow

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

I think I know the first one, maybe. It looks not dissimilar to one I see on many Eucalypts.

I don’t know any of those.

did you see these photos I posted earlier?

I have no idea at all about that.

buffy said:

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

I don’t know any of those.

did you see these photos I posted earlier?

I have no idea at all about that.

Makes two of us.

Interesting article on fungi

Fungi Set Stage For Life On Land Hundreds Of Millions Of Years Earlier Than Thought

New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light on the timelines and pathways of evolution of fungi, finding evidence of their influence on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. The study, led by researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and collaborators, indicates the diversification of fungi hundreds of millions of years before the emergence of land plants.

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