Fungi
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During many of our field trips and days dedicated to looking at fungi in the field many fungi have been photographed and identified. These pages show these fungi.
Australian fungi species are numerous (thousands). Many of them have yet to be identified and many which have been "identified" are often based upon European identifications which have sometimes been found to be incorrect. The identification of Australian fungi is an ongoing process. The majority of these fungi have been identified by Kaye Proudley. Where identification is by others this is noted below its image. Kaye advises that she is only human and not particularly experienced with fungi identification, certainly not trained. She has been identifying them since about 2005. Many fungi are notoriously difficult to i.d. from photos as most need microscopic identification of spores to accurately identify what is being seen. So Caveat Emptor!! Please feel free to correct, or add , any names you may know. Contact John at jd@incitegraphics.com.au. Some common names are marked "++". This indicates that the common name given is not necessarily an official common name. These fungi are found within our region unless noted otherwise with the image. The photographs have been taken by Kaye Proudley or John McClumpha unless noted otherwise. For ease of identification the fungi pages have been divided into different types of fungi.The following gives a brief description of each type. Click the type name or image to view the fungi type images.
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Have a stem with a cap and gills on the underside of the cap.
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Have a stem and cap similar to a mushroom but have pores on the underside of the cap (in lieu of gills).
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Coral fungi has the appearance of coral.
Jelly fungi has a jelly like appearance and touch. Often "wet" in appearance. |
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Stinkhorns contain a brownish slime and stink!
Puffballs contain a ball shaped bag which contains their spore. Birdsnests are small and cup shaped and contain growths giving the appearance of eggs in a nest. |
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Ascomycota Group |
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Bracket fungi often appear like flat plates growing from trees. They have a smooth underside (as apposed to gills or pores). Some bracket fungi have stems.
Paint fungi have the appearance of a layer of paint or skin. |
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These are shallow cups or disc type caps often without stems.
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This type covers the more unusual forms of fungi.
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For further information and photographs re fungi refer to the following links
Australian National Herbarium
Bill Leithhead's website
FungiMap
Fungioz
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Australian National Herbarium
Bill Leithhead's website
FungiMap
Fungioz
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
