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3 2 myrtle orange

myrtle orange

by twolittletoddiesLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia

Biggest is the size of an Australian 20c. ...

3 0 Lichen

Lichen

by SukesihGunaCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

It was on a native tree, I don't know the ...

6 8 Entoloma

Entoloma

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This spotting is about the green mushroom with a cap about 20 mm wide. Gills ...

1 0 Armillaria luteobubalina

Armillaria luteobubalina

by ArgyBeeVictoria, Australia

Clustering medium sized yellow mushrooms with small, dark warts on top and a ...

3 0 Australian Chanterelle

Australian Chanterelle

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

Apricot orange funnel shapped cap , decurrent gills, they are often forked or ...

1 0 Amanita

Amanita

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This pale apricot coloured amanita had a cap about 60 mm wide. The cap was ...

1 2 Boletus aff. satanas

Boletus aff. satanas

by ArgyBeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A big richly coloured in purple, orange and reds. 180mm across and 150mm tall. ...

2 0 Black Tooth

Black Tooth

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A leathery, thick fruiting body with frilly greyish-white margins. The centre ...

2 0 Boletus Mushroom

Boletus Mushroom

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

(2) Boletus barragensis. Both species are

3 0 Russula lenkunya

Russula lenkunya

by Neil RossSydney, NSW, Australia

. Also known as Russula clelandi. NB: I've sourced this information from "The ...

2 0 Tricholomopsis rutilans

Tricholomopsis rutilans

by ArgyBeeVictoria, Australia

Spectacular large thick stemmed yellow to gold mushrooms all layered with red ...

6 0 Yellow-footed Tinypore

Yellow-footed Tinypore

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

Found these little beauties today. Commonly grow on rotting wood in

5 2 Australian Yellow-dust Amanita??

Australian Yellow-dust Amanita??

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

If I've learned anything about identifying

1 7 White Punk

White Punk

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

A Polypore Fungi. Polyporales (earlier ...

2 5 Australian Yellow-dust Amanita

Australian Yellow-dust Amanita

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

Bright yellow agaric mushrooms. Small scales on caps. Gills pale and caps ...

4 8 Toadstool (fly agaric)

Toadstool (fly agaric)

by Leuba3786, Victoria, Australia

A solitary bright red moist and fresh mushroom with a broadly convex cap. ...

10 6 Chalcopterus Beetle (True Darkling Beetle)

Chalcopterus Beetle (True Darkling Beetle)

by narossLaidley Heights, Queensland, Australia

I spotted this colourful little beetle, known as a "true darkling beetle", from ...

0 1 Queensland Red Cedar

Queensland Red Cedar

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Asia from Afghanistan to Papua New Guinea and Australia. It is one of ...

4 6 Ganoderma sp. Polypore

Ganoderma sp. Polypore

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

A lovely bracket polypore growing in native ...

1 2 Shaggy Parasol

Shaggy Parasol

by Neil RossSydney, NSW, Australia

Australian

9 4 Anemone stinkhorn

Anemone stinkhorn

by AliceGreenupNew South Wales, Australia

It begins as a partly buried whitish egg-shaped structure 3 cm (1¼ in) in ...

1 0 White Punk

White Punk

by Neil RossGirraween, Queensland, Australia

, Australia, and New Zealand. It has been used traditionally as a tinder and to ...

1 0 Limacella sp. mushrooms

Limacella sp. mushrooms

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

Lovely little garden variety mushrooms that I observed over a 4 day period. ...

2 0 Horsehoof Fungus

Horsehoof Fungus

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

A bracket polypore and club fungi species, ...

2 2 Horsehoof Fungus

Horsehoof Fungus

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

A bracket polypore and club fungi species ...

4 6 Ghost Fungus

Ghost Fungus

by Neil RossBrisbane, QLD, Australia

notable for its bioluminescent properties, meaning... it glows in the dark! ...

3 4 Lophostemon Prickly Leaf Galls

Lophostemon Prickly Leaf Galls

by Neil RossBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

Australian

0 2 Coral or Snow Lichen

Coral or Snow Lichen

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

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0 0 Coachwood (coppice)

Coachwood (coppice)

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

's largest stand of Coachwood, an

2 2 Superb Lyrebird (male)

Superb Lyrebird (male)

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

encounter with a wild lyrebird. In fact, this is a Superb Lyrebird, an

3 0 Ghost Fungus

Ghost Fungus

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

, I have the correct ID. If so, it's a

1 0 Yellow-footed Tinypore

Yellow-footed Tinypore

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

them; the surface looked smooth to me.. Commonly grow on rotting wood in

7 13 Acacia Gall Rust Fungus

Acacia Gall Rust Fungus

by Neil RossBrisbane, QLD, Australia

Australian shrub Acacia saligna. On this ...

5 0 Bird's Nest Fern

Bird's Nest Fern

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Australian

0 2 White Punk (oldest specimens)

White Punk (oldest specimens)

by Neil Ross

White Punk is a bracket polypore fungus. Here's the original spotting I made ...

3 17 Grisette Mushroom?

Grisette Mushroom?

by narossGold Coast, QLD, Australia

xanthocephala, a member of the Amanitaceae family of

4 2 Purple Bolete

Purple Bolete

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A chunky, solid mushroom with a broadly convex cap about 110 mm wide. Had a ...

1 0 Plums and Custard Mushroom

Plums and Custard Mushroom

by Leuba RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Attractive clump of mushrooms with the largest cap about 70 mm wide. The caps ...

8 5 Leathery Earthfan

Leathery Earthfan

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

with native

2 4 Australian Honey Fungus

Australian Honey Fungus

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

A beautiful clump of creamy yellow mushrooms, the largest of which was ...

0 0 Acacia Gall Rust Fungus

Acacia Gall Rust Fungus

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Australian shrub Acacia saligna. This ...

3 2 Slater

Slater

by Neil RossFairfield, Queensland, Australia

Australian

1 7 White Punk (younger specimens)

White Punk (younger specimens)

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

I found these very unusual bracket polypores. They look like they're solid, but ...

14 11 Purple Cap (Cortinarius sp.)

Purple Cap (Cortinarius sp.)

by Neil RossGosford, New South Wales, Australia

because it's an Australian

12 12 Cunningham's Skink

Cunningham's Skink

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Cunningham's skink is a large skink species

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