Fungi play a fundamental role in sustaining life on Earth. Fungi are important, not only in their own right as a large component of biodiversity (an estimated 2.5 million species), but also because of its connections and support of other organisms along with t...
Tag: Conservation
Conservation on Tea-tree Fingers
Fungal enthusiasts should be heartened to hear that work continues on conserving the threatened fungus Tea-tree Fingers (TTF, Hypocreopsis amplectens). TTF is an unusual fungus as it is a mycoparasite of wood rot fungi Hymenochaetopsis and Hymenochaete species...
Discovering fire fungi
Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher After the widespread fires, many people are returning to these areas to monitor the recovery of bushlands. We are hoping that you will help us understand how Australian fungi respond after fire. If you are in a fire-affected area an...
Second population of lost Earpick fungus found
The great news early in 2019 was that a second population of the the Stemless Earpick – (Auriscalpium sp. ‘Blackwood’) was found by fungi observer extraordinaire Reiner near Olinda in the Dandenong Ranges East of Melbourne. The Stemless Earpick is a ...
Be merry! The Green-staining Coral has recently been spotted
Lost fungus the Green-staining Coral (Phaeoclavulina abietina) has been seen in two new locations in 2019 in Ballarat and Westgate Park in Melbourne. This coral-shaped fruit body is small, multi-branched, yellowish, staining green all over. It grows in cluster...