Phylloporus sp.

1 Phylloporus sp. at Watson, ACT

Phylloporus sp. at Watson, ACT - 22 Apr 2019
Phylloporus sp. at Watson, ACT - 22 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Phylloporus sp. 23 Apr 2019 Heino1
Unidentified 22 Apr 2019 AaronClausen

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2 comments

Heino1 wrote:
   23 Apr 2019
Aaron, the brown cap, bright yellow gills and seemingly no partial veil remnant strongly suggest a species of Phylloporus. Also, the stems (in particular that of the lower of the two turned over mushrooms) seem to have caught some brown spores (the colour to be expected for Phylloporus). In some species of this genus the gills turn blue or blue-green when damaged. In the lower of the overturned mushrooms, there seems to be a spot of pale blue-green bruising on the gills (left edge of the cap, near the light brown eucalypt leaf). Perhaps this is where a finger or thumb pressed rather firmly as you turned the mushrooms over – or I may be imagining that colour! It is faint. If you see such mushrooms again, try running your fingernails over the gills. That’s what I did in this case (http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/phylloporus-sp-0062.html) and you see the damaged area in blue-green.
AaronClausen wrote:
   23 Apr 2019
Many thanks Heino, really good to know. I'll definitely keep in mind for next time I see something like this. Cheers Aaron.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 22 Apr 2019 10:57 AM Recorded on
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Species information

  • Phylloporus sp. Scientific name
  • Phylloporus sp. Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 764m Recorded at altitude
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