The fruit bodies of this species are mushrooms. The cap is smooth, fan-shaped to funnel-shaped and up to 30 centimetres in diameter. The cap is dominated by brown to purplish shades, but may be creamy towards the margin. The gills are white and the stem, commonly off-centre or lateral, is white and fairly solid (up to 8 centimetres long, 4 in diameter). The mushrooms usually appear in dense clusters of overlapping caps and grow from dead wood. Often that is obvious, with clusters of caps around a stump, but sometimes the wood is buried and then the mushrooms may appear to be growing on soil.
The fruiting bodies are luminous - see the 3rd sample image for an example of this.
Further references:
Omphalotus nidiformis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Hunter Region | New South Wales North Coast | Hume | Greater Brisbane
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Alpine National Park Alpine Shire ANBG Aranda Bushland Bango Nature Reserve Batemans Marine Park Beowa National Park Bermagui State Forest Bodalla State Forest Booderee National Park Border Ranges National Park Boro Bournda Environment Education Centre Bournda National Park Brindabella National Park Broulee Moruya Nature Observation Area CA0474 CA0732 Conjola Bushcare Coomee Nulunga Cultural Walking Track Eurobodalla National Park Genoplesium plumosum target area Genoplesium vernale target area Gibraltar Pines Goulburn Mulwaree Council Jerrawangala National Park Lamington National Park Mares Forest National Park Meroo National Park Mimosa Rocks National Park Mittagong Mogo State Forest Mongarlowe River Morton National Park Murramarang National Park Nadgigomar Nature Reserve Namadgi National Park National Arboretum Forests Nullica State Forest Nunnock Swamp Panboola Penrose Pterostylis ventricosa target area South East Forest National Park Tallaganda State Forest Tanja Lagoon Thirlmere Lakes National Park Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Ulladulla - Warden Head Bushcare Wingecarribee Local Government Area WL00034 Wollondilly Local Government AreaPlaces
Acton, ACT Bargo, NSW Bermagui, NSW Bodalla, NSW Bogong, VIC Border Ranges, NSW Borough, NSW Bucketty, NSW Bungonia, NSW Buxton, NSW Caparra, NSW Captains Flat, NSW Dalmeny, NSW Eden, NSW Glen Allen, NSW Green Cape, NSW Guerilla Bay, NSW Lorne, NSW Mittagong, NSW Mongarlowe, NSW Moruya, NSW Narooma, NSW O'Reilly, QLD Penrose, NSW Potato Point, NSW Reidsdale, NSW Surf Beach, NSW Tanja, NSW Thirlmere, NSW Ulladulla, NSW Uriarra Village, ACT Vincentia, NSW Wog Wog, NSW Wombeyan Caves, NSW Woodburn, NSW Woorim, QLD