Laccaria sp.

Laccaria at Quaama, NSW

Laccaria sp. at Quaama, NSW - 20 Mar 2020 06:06 PM
Laccaria sp. at Quaama, NSW - 20 Mar 2020 06:06 PM
Laccaria sp. at Quaama, NSW - 20 Mar 2020 06:06 PM
Laccaria sp. at Quaama, NSW - 20 Mar 2020 06:06 PM
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Identification history

Laccaria sp. 21 Mar 2020 Pam
Unverified 20 Mar 2020 FionaG

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Single tiny brown fungi. The cap, stalk and underside gills is a brownish orange colour. Cap was roughly 1 cm in diameter. Height was around 3 cms. Stalk was about 1 mm thick.

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Pam wrote:
   22 Mar 2020
The size and shape of this little fungus together with that slight flesh colour to the gills indicated that this is a Laccaria. They have white spores and are mycorrhizal. There are a number of species, sorry I can't say which particular one this is.

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Species information

  • Laccaria sp. Scientific name
  • Laccaria Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1284.07m Recorded at altitude
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