PETENSHIRL AT WILSON'S PROM 2008

FUNGI

"MONICA'S PAGE"

We saw heaps of fungi this year. Not every photo came out but here are some examples. Special thanks to Monica, our resident "fun guy", for doing such a great job at identifying them for us. Unfortunately I didn't photograph their under-parts and this made Monica's job more difficult (I'll know next time). See Monica';s extra notes at the end of the page

?Lactarius eucalypti? – a mycorrhizal mushroom	?Fistulina hepatica? – a wood rotter (bracket fungi)	Clavulina amoena – a coral fungi
Geastrum indicum, Earthstar	?Tremella fuciformis?	Hygrocybe sp. – a decomposing mushroom
Discinella terrestris – an ascomycete	Omphalina ercetorum	Tremella mesenterica – a jelly fungus
?Pycnoporus coccineus? – a wood rotter (bracket fungi)	Stereum ostrea, Gold Lip Stereum – a wood rotter (bracket fungi)	Coprinus niveus, Snowy Ink Cap – Dung decomposer
Tulostomoa sp.	?Psathyrlla aff. Pennata?	Geastrum floriforme
Omphalina chromacea – mycorrhizal on moss species	?Rhizopogon luteolus or Bovista sp or Lycoperdon sp.?	Marasmius elegans, Velvet marasmius – a decomposer

And last, but not least:

?Hygrocybe persistens?

AND ALSO - AN INTERESTING LICHEN

From the Fruticose group but don’t know what species it is

We found this near Windy Saddle

Monica's Extra Notes:

* Anything with a ?, I am unsure about however I could be wrong about some as I couldn’t see the underside, which is an important diagnostic feature. I mostly went off the substrate they were growing on and fruiting time if I was a bit stuck

*aff. = affinity used when something is similar to a known species but has not yet been described