On the ground in wet forests. The tall stem of this brown stalked puffball is made of roughly gelatinous interwoven strands and supports a multiple-layered head enclosing a spore sac. The head is covered with a warty, brown, semi-circular ‘cap’, wh...

On the ground, on dry sand-ridges and sandstone and granite outcrops in the Vic-SA ‘Desert’ areas. This small puffball appears as dense black patches. A round dark brown head, covered with black granules, has a raised red mouth and a short, below-g...

(Synonym Battarrea stevenii) In dry, sandy soil in native vegetation. The woody stem of this puffball is very tall, light brown and scaly. Fruit-bodies emerge from a sand-coloured egg. This splits to form a cup (volva) at the stem base and, at the top, a cushi...

This rust appears to be restricted to wiry stems and branches of Tangled Lignum. Like many rusts, Tangled Lignum Rust has a complex life cycle with different stages. In spring, tiny (to 2mm) orange to ivory tubular cluster-cups (aecia) are produced. These are ...

On rotting wood in rainforests. This sturdy leather has a brown, funnel-shaped cap and a brown woody stem. The cap has concentric zones of white, yellow and brown and is vertically ridged. The shallowly ridged lower surface is white to cream. Generously sponso...