Lichenomphalia chromacea

Yellow Navel at Theodore, ACT

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Identification history

	Lichenomphalia chromacea	10 Nov 2014	Heino
	Unverified	9 Nov 2014	MichaelBedingfield

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

10 Nov 2014

Thanks Heino

Heino wrote:

11 Nov 2014

This is native to Australia and the original species description, published in 1924, is based on a specimen collected in South Australia. It is widespread in southern Australia and has been reported from outside Australia as well. It is a lichen. At first glance the yellow mushroom appears to be growing on bare soil, amongst a sparse growth of moss. However, the 'bare' soil has a green wash. Under a microscope you'd see a mix of algal and fungal cells and that wash is the body of the lichen, the mushroom being the sporing structure produced by the fungal partner in that lichen. In Lichenomphalia the algal/fungal association is far less intimate and structured than is the case in most lichens. This is a Fungimap target species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.112948 -35.455105
Altitude 737.7m
Maps Tuggeranong Hill
Places Theodore, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
22 Jul 2014 05:52 PM Recorded on
MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
Collections
MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lichens Lichens; Mosses & other Bryophytes

Species information

Lichenomphalia chromacea Scientific name
Yellow Navel Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1199m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
Synonyms
Omphalina chromacea

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania