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A bolete Photo E Collins May -
Amanita farinacea Photo E Collins Identify by the powdery meal on cap and stem. There are little warts on the young specimens and as they age they fall away. -
Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric Poisonous. Found under Pine Trees May-June -
Amanita sp Photo E Collins This large white fungi has an unpleasant odour. It is possibly A ochrophyloides. August -
Armillaria sp Photo E Collins June -
Bolete sp Photo E Collins May June -
Bracket Fungus Photo N Bartlett A polypore on Red Stringybark. A wood rotting fungus. -
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa Photo E Collins Sporangia on rotting damp wood. Found under damp bark.A beautiful slime mould. -
Cheilymenia raripiila Photo E Collins Dung fungi. Magnified the little cups have a rim of fine hairs. -
Chlorociboria aeruginascens Blue Stain fungus Photo E Collins On sticks and logs in June. This fungus stains the wood it grows on a bright blue-green. -
Chlorociboria sp Photo J Heywood Similar to C aeruginascens but apparently does not stain the wood it grows on as much. -
Chrysothrix candelaris Photo N Blair Gold Dust Lichen. An iridescent lichen growing on Ironbark. July. -
Clitocybe clitocyboides Photo E Collins These love wet conditions. Distinctive funnel shape with "upswept" decurrent gills. Spore print white. usually found in little groups.June July -
Clitocybe sp Photo E Collins Possibly a young C clitocyboides. June -
Collybia sp Photo E Collins In pine forest. June -
Coltricia cinnamomea Photo E Collins Growing close to the surface their fruiting bodies are up 3mm across. Growing on wood just below the surface and about one cm tall these attractive little pored fungi are easily missed. These were growing on wet track. June July -
Coltricia cinnamomea Fairy Stools Photo E Collins. Grows on decaying wood and tree roots. The cap has radiating hairs which make it look like satin. Lovely when fresh. -
Coprinellus truncorum June Photo E Collins Growing in rotting woody debris. Interestingly flecked caps. -
Coprinellus truncorum maturing May Photo E Collins Forms dense colonies at base of stumps and on rotting wood. -
Coprinus coprinellus Photo N Blair Glistening In Cap. A delicate, short-lived fungi that autodigests to a sticky black mess. Spores are black. -
Coprinus coprinellus. July jpg Photo E Collins Glistening Inky Cap. An exquisite and delicate fungi. Short lived as it auto digests into a black gelatinous mass. -
Coprinus sp ? Photo E Collins May -
Coral fungi Photo E Collins May June -
Cortinarius abnormis Photo E Collins Cortinarius abnormis. May. On rotting wood and in adjacent soil. Spore print brown. -
Cortinarius abnormis and Fungus Fly Photo E Collins Several flies of about 1.2 cms in length were in attendance on this group of fungi. They were Fungus Flies, Tapiegaster sp. Males defend a site and await a female to mate with. There were three of these sitting quite still on the group of fungi. -
Cortinarius abnormis spore print Photo E Collins -
Cortinarius sinapicolor Photo E Collins Easily recognized by the glutinous stems and caps.Common. Photo June. Commonly called Slimy Yellow Cortinar -
Cortinarius sp Photo E Collins Growing in forest litter. June July -
Crepidotus sp Photo J Heywood Grows on wood. This fungus has very short stems. See adjoining photo for the underside view. -
Crepidotus sp Photo J Heywood Here jan shows the attachments and the arrangement of the gills. A nice pair of photos.. -
Cystoderma amianthinum Photo N Blair Grainy-stemmed cystoderma. September. Among moss beds in shaded areas. -
Dermocybe austroveneta Photo N Blair Green cortinar. June July -
Dictydiaethelium plumbeum September Photo E Collins A brilliantly colored slime mould. -
Dictydiaethelium plumbeum maturing Photo E Collins The red slime mould took just three days to mature to this stage. Amazing transformation. -
Fistulinella mollis Photo E Collins One common name is Marshmalllow fungus. It is a member of the fleshy-pore group boletes. The pore tissue is very soft and bruises easily. August. -
Fungi in litter Photo E Collins -
Fungi on dead log Photo E Collins May -
Fungi on dead log Photo E Collins May-June -
Fungi. Photo E Collins April May -
Geastrum indicum E Collins Common name Saucered Earth-star. On litter and first appears as a puffball.The outer layer splits to reveal the spore case. The spores are ejected by touch and by raindrops. August -
Geastrum indicum Earth Star. Ejecting spores. June N Blair Geastrum indicum Earth Star This photo shows the fungus ejecting its spores. This action is triggered either by raindrops or touch. -
Geoglossum sp. or Glutinoglossum sp Photo N Blair It seems that this species has been separated from the Geoglossums and is now Glutinoglossum australasicum. The hairs in the stem and the brown stem appear to be distinguishing features. August -
Geopyxis carbonaria Photo N Blair Brown Cups, often seen after fire. August -
Gymnopilus junonius Gold Caps Photo E Collins May June.On dead wood.This common fungus is spectacular in large clumps. -
Hygrocybe sp Photo E Collins -
Hygrocybe sp. Photo N Blair Waxy-gills. A small colorful species, August. -
Hypholoma sp Photo E Collins A feature of these little fungi is the reddish stem with whitish flecks. On tree trunk. July -
Hypholoma sublateritium Photo N Blair Common name is Brick Caps. On dead or living trees in big clusters. The spore print is dark purple. -
Ileodictyon cibarium Photo E Collins Basket or Lattice fungus -
Ileodictyon cibarium Lattice Fungus Photo by Andrea Excell In July This amazing fungus begins life as an "egg".At maturity the case splits and the spore bearing lattice pops out.It is uncommon. -
Laccaria laterita Photo E Collins A delicate fungus found in a wide variety of habitats. This one was in a garden. June July -
Laccaria sp Photo E Collins In litter. June -
Laccocephalum mylittae Native Bread Photo E Collins This huge fungi appeared at the base of a burnt out stump after a fire.Used as food by Aborigines. -
Lactarius deliciosus Photo N Blair Saffron Milk Cap. A large fungi with distinctive blotches on its stem and cap. Associated with Pine Forest. Edible. Photo June -
Lentinellus aff ursinus Photo J Heywood This photo was taken near Wangaratta. Growing on dead wood. -
Lepiota sp Photo N Bartlett An interesting and beautiful photo. -
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii Photo E Collins Often found in pot plants emerging after rain and in humid weather. Dainty bell-shaped at emergence and later flat. -
Leucoprinus birnbaumii Photo E Collins This photo was taken twelve hours after the previous one and twelve hours later the fungi had shrivelled. They are delicate have a very short life indeed. -
Lycoperdon scabrum Photo E Collins A puffball. The scales fall off as it matures leaving a smooth skin. The spores are emitted through the apical hole which develops on maturity. -
Macrolepiota clelandii Photo E Collins Common in April May June -
Marasmiellus affixus Photo S Jakovic The common name Little Stinker seems harsh for this beautiful little fungi. However it does have an unpleasant odour. Found on the dead wood of eucalypts. -
Mycena sp Photo E Collins -
Mycena sp Photo E Collins Delicate fungi growing on dead wood. July -
Mycena sp Photo E Collins A delicate Mycena sp growing in litter. August -
Mycena yuulongicola Photo E Collins Nestled in a lichen clad old stump. The lichen is a Cladia sp. The ones in the foreground have become bell-shaped and are older. -
Omphalina chromacea Photo N Blair Yellow Buttons. Grows on bare areas and bare trackside banks which also support algae and moss. August. -
Omphalotus nidiformis Photo N Bartlett Neville has captured the nightime beauty of this remarkable fungi. At the end of its life it a glutinous mass. May June -
Omphalotus nidiformis Photo E Collins Another wood rotting fungus. Coming in many shapes and found on stumps and logs, this fungi produces luminescence at night, glowing green. It is poisonous. May June and perhaps at other times when conditions are favourable. -
Panus fasciatus Hairy Trumpets Photo E Collins Interesting species.On dead wood. May -
Peziza sp Photo E Collins Brown Forest Cup.August -
Pholiota communis Common Pholiota Photo E Collins An attractive fungi when moist. In pine forest in June -
Pholiota communis Common pholiota 2 Photo E Collins In pine forest in June. The stems are finely hairy and scaly at the base. -
Phylloporus clelandii(2) Phylloporus clelandii A large fungi with yellow to greenish forked gills. When bruised the flesh stains green.. Found under eucalypts. Uncommon. Photo J Heywood. -
Podoschypha petalodes Photo N Blair A attractive leathery fungi which grows around the base of trees or on buried wood. Photo June -
Podoscypha petalodes Photo J Heywood Rosette Fungus, Aptly named as it forms little colonies of rosettes. Found on the ground and around tree bases. -
Polyporus arcularius Photo J Birckhead Notable for its coffin-shaped pores. On dead wood. July. -
Pycnoporus coccineus Scarlet Bracket Fungus Photo E. Collins Common on dead wood. -
Pyronema amphalodes Photo N Blair As the name suggests this tiny mass of fungi occurs after fire. The fruiting bodies are tiny and mass together to form a colony. -
Russula foetens Photo E Collins A large fungi cap to 20 + cms . A feature of this species is the unpleasant odour. I ages into a smelly mass. July -
Schizophyllum commune Photo N Blair Not until one looks below this cap is the intricacy of this fungus revealed.Common on dead wood. -
Schizophyllum commune Photo N Blair, Common name is Split Gill. It is usually found on clusters on dead wood.The gills are split hence the common name. As it ages it becomes grey and somewhat leathery. -
Schizophyllum commune N.Blair June Schizophyllum commune A common fungi that colonises dead wood and aids in its breakdown. The cap is hairy and the gills are unusual in that they are Y shaped Photos N Blair -
Schizophyllum commune 2 N Blair Schizophyllum commune A common fungi that colonises dead wood and aids in its breakdown. The cap is hairy and the gills are unusual in that they are Y shaped Photos N Blair -
Stereum sp Photo E Collins July -
Stereum sp Photo E Collins Growing on dead wood. June -
Trametes versicolor Photo E Collins This fungi comes in an array of colors. It is a wood decaying species. The underside is cream and has small pores. Common name is Rainbow Fungus August -
Trametes versicolor underside Photo E Collins The underside has layers of pores. Common name is Rainbow Fungus -
Tremella fimbriata Photo R Sharpe Common name is Brown Witches Butter. It is one of several Tremella species found in the park. Photographed at Mt Pilot in July. -
Tremella mesenterica Jelly Fungus Photo E Collins On dead wood. May June -
Tubifera ferruginosa Photo Jan Heywood An attractive Slime Mould found on wood. -
Unamed fungi Photo E Collins Taken in September. In deep leaf litter. -
unidentified Photo N Blair This looked like a fungi but we are told it is more likely to be an insect egg raft. Anyone who can shed light on this please make contact. August -
Unknown at present Photo E Collins Minute jelly-like fungi in forest debris. Trying to get an ID -
Unknown fungi Photo E Collins -
Unnamed Photo E Collins Taken in September. Height 8cms.
