Omphalotus nidiformis

Ghost Fungus at Paddys River, ACT

Omphalotus nidiformis at Paddys River, ACT - 16 May 2016 01:46 PM

Omphalotus nidiformis at Paddys River, ACT - 16 May 2016 01:46 PM

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Identification history

	Omphalotus nidiformis	23 May 2016	MichaelMulvaney
	Omphalotus nidiformis	20 May 2016	Heino
	Unverified	20 May 2016	NickWilson

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User's notes

Looked and smelt like an Oyster Mushroom. Growing on the base of a dead Eucalypt.

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Heino wrote:

20 May 2016

To see what it's like in the dark, look here: http://www.cpbr.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/omphalotus-nidiformis-0002.html.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 May 2016 01:46 PM Recorded on
NickWilson Recorded by
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Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] NickWilson Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Omphalotus nidiformis Scientific name
Ghost Fungus Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1509m Recorded at altitude
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