Omphalotus nidiformis
Ghost Fungus at Paddys River, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Omphalotus nidiformis | MichaelMulvaney | 23 May 2016 | |
| Omphalotus nidiformis | Heino | 20 May 2016 | |
| Unverified | NickWilson | 20 May 2016 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Looked and smelt like an Oyster Mushroom. Growing on the base of a dead Eucalypt.
1 comment
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.874031-35.491104
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 May 2016 01:46 PM Recorded on
- NickWilson Recorded by
Collections
- NickWilson Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Omphalotus nidiformis Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Omphalotus nidiformis Scientific name
- Ghost Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1509m Recorded at altitude