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We called these Fairy Mushrooms when I was a kid. These are agaric mushrooms and they are tiny, the largest of which would be no bigger than the nail on my pinky finger. The smallest can barely be seen. Caps pale, colour ranging from white to grey to tan, and stems on larger specimens quite dark. Gills are large and pale. Found growing on top of and under the trunk of a fallen tree. Area quite most due to recent rain, and are well shaded by trees and light filtered.
These mushrooms were spotted in the Cumberland State Forest in Sydney's NW.
Couldn't get clearer pics than this. Mushrooms so small and light insufficient for any great clarity.
Spotted on Feb 18, 2014
Submitted on Mar 2, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks, Stephen. Wish I had more time in Sydney this past visit. Next time perhaps. Brisbane still too dry for mushrooms. I keep looking though.
The mushrooms are definitely popping up all over Sydney in this rain! Nice find.