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Armillaria hinnulea
Clumps of fungi with rounded dark rough (scaly) immature caps. Stipes were covered with white fibres and were bulbous at the base. A fine cortina extended from cap margins to the stipe (Pic #2)
Spotted in a nature reserve near drainage area (semi-swamp) with mixed native trees ( eucalyptus. leptospermum & Muttonwood) -growing perhaps from buried wood. A rare species found only in Australia and New Zealand http://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=Armillari...
A secondary pathogen parasitic on trees and shrubs only after they are weakened and infected by a primary pathogen. Cause woody woodrot.
Spotted on May 24, 2013
Submitted on May 26, 2013
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A rare Gondwanan - love it.