On the ground, in native forests or associated with pines. When young, this very large handsome agaric has an intense mauve or violet cap, gills and stem. As it matures, the cap darkens to brown from the centre while the deep violet gills turn pale brown. A pa...
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Mycena interrupta – Pixie’s Parasol
On dead wood in wet areas. This tiny, fragile agaric with a translucent blue cap is usually found in small colonies on the side of large fallen logs and branches. White gills show through the top of the cap as lines. A curved, translucent stem is attached to t...
Tremella fuciformis – White Brain
On fallen logs in wet eucalyptus forests and rainforests. This distinctive, translucent white jelly is characterised by its soft, folded, convoluted shape. Spores of White Brain are formed over the entire outer surface of the fruit-body. Generously sponsored b...
Podoserpula pusio – Pagoda Fungus
On the ground, associated with rotting wood in native forests or plantations. This small apricot to pink species resembles a pagoda. Tiers of smooth, kidney-shaped caps form around a common stem. Under the cap, undulating folds run down the stem. Generously sp...
Mycena nargan – Nargan’s Bonnet
On dead wood in wet areas of native forests and woodlands in southern Australia. The only way to distinguish this dark, bell-shaped Bonnet from other dark-capped species is by the speckling of white scales on the caps and stems of young specimens. The gills ar...