Agarics gilled fungi
Shoalhaven Heads, NSW
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| Agarics gilled fungi | Pam | 31 May 2019 | |
| Cordyceps sp. (genus) | Nurjahan | 31 May 2019 |
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User's notes
Cap 5.5 cm. Dry. In leap litter of littoral forest. Stem attached to small eucalypt twig.
1 comment
31 May 2019
This is a 'gilled' fungus, which is in the Division Basidiomycota because it's spores are presented externally on cells called basidia, it is possibly a Gymnopilus, though not sure, so have just placed it under 'Agaric'. Definitely not a Cordyceps which belongs to a different Division, Ascomycota which have spores housed inside cells called asci and released through a little pore at the top. The Cordyceps we tend to see are parasitic on insect larvae and the insect larvae are usually underground and the mature fungus will come through the soil usually in the form of a club or finely branched structure. Great that you are still seeing fungi so late in the season.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.743220-34.845191
- Places Shoalhaven Heads, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 May 2019 10:47 AM Recorded on
- Nurjahan Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Nurjahan South Coast NatureMapr Agarics gilled fungi
Species information
- Agarics gilled fungi Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 594.59m Recorded at altitude