Mushrooms in May presentation

Mushroom Month

Sky blue pink gill, Entoloma virescens Nicole Vella

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Families and groups

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Philip Bezzina

Amanita ananiceps Agaric Group

Native of Eucalypt forest

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Feeds off Philip Bezzina decaying underground roots

Coprinellus-disseminatus Service Trust

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Philip Bezzina

Common on rich organic soils and animal manures Service Trust

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Coprinus comatus

Frances Brown

Dacryopinax spathularia “Spatula Jelly” Jelly Fungi Group Service Trust

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Frances Brown

Lactarius clarkae “Suade Milkcap” Agaric Group Service Trust

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Like all Lactarius they weep exudate when damaged

Frances Brown Leratiomyces ceres Red Woodchip Fungus Agaric Group A very common fungi in Sydney. Grows anytime of the year (after rain) particularly in wood chip mulch

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Frances Brown

Trametes versicolour Rainbow Bracket Service Trust Respect Innovation Leathers & Polyphones group

Active wood decaying fungus.

Cosmopolitan

Don Davidson Coprinus comatus Lawyer’s Wig or Shaggy Ink Cap Agaric Group Fairly common, edible when young (only if you’re experienced and 100% poistive on the ID!) Common in well manured areas.

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The rough remnants of the “veil� are left on the cap of this mushroom from which it was originally enclosed within

Amanita spp.

Agaric Group Service Trust

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Don Davidson

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Agaric Group

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Petra Holland

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Petra Holland

Boletellus obscurecoccineus Rhubarb Bolete Bolete Group This group has pores rather than gills for spores to spread out from

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Petra Holland

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Phallus indusiatus White Crinoline Stinkhorn Stinkhorn Group

Petra Holland

Omphalotus nidiformis Ghost Fungus Agaric Group Ghost Fungus may glow an eerie green light at night.

Luminescence is due to a chemical reaction between fungal enzymes and oxygen

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Petra Holland

Fomitopsis lilacinogilva Lilac Shelf Fungus

Marasmiellus foetidus Service Trust

Respect Innovation Entoloma virescens Sky Blue Pink Gills

Ingrid Liermann

Dacryopinax spathularia Yellow Brain Jelly Fungi Group

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Rae Litting & David Swain Microporous or Trametes?

A Bracket Fungi

Leathers & Polypore Group

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Rae Litting & David Swain

Panellus pusillus ?

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Pycnoporus coccineus Scarlet Bracket Polypore Group

Rae Litting & David Swain

Puff ball

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Carolyn Muir

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Ramaria sp. or Aphelaria sp.

Coral group

Carolyn Muir

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Carolyn Muir

Geastrum triplex Earth Stars Puffball Group Service Trust

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Carolyn Muir

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Sue Patterson

Fungi on fungi In this instance a mould on an agaric group of fungi

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Sarah Vaidyanathan ?

Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric Agaric group

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Nicole Vella ?

Boletellus emodensis Woolly Cap Bolete Group Very common locally, weak parasite of live Blackbutts helping to create hollows as they break down the heart wood.

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Nicole Vella

Ramaris spp.

Coral Group

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Nicole Vella

Entoloma virescens Sky Blue Pink Gills Agaric Group

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Nicole Vella

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Cortinarius archerii Emperors Cortinar Agaric Group

Nicole Vella

Phlebopus marginatus Bolete Group Australia’s largest terrestrial fungi.

Recorded up to 29kg

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Lindsay Warton

Piptoporus australiensis Curry Pink Leathers and Polypore group Service Trust

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Ron & Herta Watts

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Trametes versicolor Rainbow Bracket Leathers & Polypores

Ron & Herta Watts

Phallus indusiatus White Crinoline Stinkhorn Stinkhorn Group Service Trust

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Luke Stewart-Yates

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Cortanarius viloaceus Violet Cortinar Agaric Group

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Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric Agaric group

An exotic species introduced along with Pines.

A “weed� in Tasmania spreading into native forests

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And now for staff, sorry all!

Meron Wilson

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Leratiomyces ceres Red Woodchip Fungus Agaric group

Liz Bulley-staff

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Trametes versicolor Rainbow Bracket Leathers & Polypores

Liz Bulley- staff Agaricus bisporus Lactarius deliciosus White cultivated Mushroom Saffron Milk Cap/ Pine Mushroom Agaric group Agaric group

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Ross Rapmund- staff

Armillaria luteobubalina Honey Fungus Agaric group

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Ross Rapmund- staff Cortinarius archerii Emperors Cortinar Agaric Group

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Ross Rapmund- staff Cyathus stercoceus Birds Nest Fungi Puffball Group

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Fallen rotting wood in rainforest

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Ross Rapmund- staff Suillus luteus Slippery Jacks Bolete Group

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Aseroe rubra Starfish Fungi Stinkhorn Group It’s amazing how so many people think this is a carnivorous plant rather than a fungi!

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Ross Rapmund- staff

Pisolithus arhizus Horse Dung Fungus Puffball Group

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