Tamborine Mountain Eco-Zone - Fungi
Fungi verified as exiting native to Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, Australia.
Jelly Ear
Auricularia auricula-judae, known as the Jew's ear, wood ear, jelly ear or by a number of other common names, is a species of edible Auriculariales fungus found worldwide. The fruiting body is distinguished by its noticeably ear-like shape and brown colouration; it grows upon wood, especially elder. Its specific epithet is derived from the belief that Judas ...more ↓
Turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colours', versicolor reliably describes this mushroom found in different colors. By example, due to its resembling multiple colors in the tail of wild turkey, T. versicolor is commonly called ...more ↓
Meadow Mushroom
Agaricus campestris is commonly known as the field mushroom or, in North America, meadow mushroom. It is a widely eaten gilled mushroom closely related to the cultivated button mushroom Agaricus bisporus.
Chlorophyllum hortense
Chlorophyllum hortense is a species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Originally named as a species of Lepiota by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1917, it was transferred to Chlorophyllum by Else Vellinga in 2002. The fungus is found in Australia and North America. In 2006, it was reported from China.
Phallus rubicundus
Phallus rubicundus is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. First described in 1811, it has a wide distribution in tropical regions. It has the typical stinkhorn structure consisting of a spongy stalk up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall arising from a gelatinous "egg" up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter. Atop the stalk is a pitted, conical cap that has a foul-smelling, gelatinous, ...more ↓
Phlebopus
Phlebopus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletinellaceae (suborder Sclerodermatineae of the Boletales order). The genus has a widespread distribution in subtropical and pantropical regions, and contains 12 species. The species are saprobic, with some possibly able to form mycorrhizae with exotic trees in certain conditions. It contains the gigantic Phlebopus ...more ↓
Lactarius clarkeae
Lactifluus clarkeae is an Australasian milk-cap mushroom. It was described as Lactarius species in 1927 by Australian naturalist John Burton Cleland and was transferred to the genus Lactifluus in 2012.
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungus
Aseroe rubra, commonly known as the anemone stinkhorn, sea anemone fungus and starfish fungus, is a common and widespread basidiomycete fungus recognizable for its foul odour of carrion and its sea anemone shape when mature. Found in gardens on mulch and in grassy areas, it resembles a red star-shaped structure covered in brownish slime on a white stalk. It ...more ↓
Clitocybe paraditopa
Clitocybe paraditopa is a fungus of the genus Clitocybe. Found in Australia, it was described in 1919 by naturalists John Burton Cleland and Edwin Cheel. Fruitbodies of the fungus smell strongly of blossums of the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) and sweet wattle (Acacia suaveolens).
