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Grifola colensoi
An inter-connected stack of black, very velvety fungi with creamy, toothy surface underneath. The tops were unusual each with a central depression containing crumbly tar-like substance. Each top part was about 30mm across and the whole stack was about 400mm tall. The colour in these pictures seems wrong, or flattened by the flash and was actually very black (where it may appear brownish here) to the human eye.
At the base of a large eucalyptus (E.regnans) in a deep, wet gully. This is within a very tall damp eucalyptus based rain forest.
What does it mean when the main references have the species listed but each of them has no further information ?? Lovely things to touch. Species ID from Bruce Fuhrer 2005 Not sure what the tar-filled centres mean - like little black jam tarts.
Spotted on Apr 20, 2013
Submitted on Apr 24, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks FFC
It's so frustrating sometimes when you can see something one way but your equipment won't let you capture that! Cool mushies :)