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Cymatoderma elegans var. lamellatum
This is my 100th fungi spotting, and it's a species of fungi I've never seen before - a leather fungi known as a Leathery Goblet (although it looked more like a martini glass to me). It has a funnel-shaped cap, and a rigid and woody stem. This a large thelophore species which grows (usually) on rotting wood, and is native to Australia.
Found in subtropical rainforest on the Cascades Track in Main Range National Park, SEQ. Very cool, damp. well-shaded area. Specimens found near a rotting tree trunk, although it had been dislodged from the trunk.
Spotted on Aug 1, 2015
Submitted on Aug 2, 2015
2 Comments
I thought so too. First spotting of one of these.
Cool!