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Armillaria sp.

A honey fungus at Cotter River, ACT

Armillaria sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 14 May 2016
Armillaria sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 14 May 2016
Armillaria sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 14 May 2016
Armillaria sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 14 May 2016
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Identification history

Armillaria sp. 8 Jul 2016 Heino
Cortinarius sp. 20 May 2016 KenT

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3 comments

KenT wrote:
   21 May 2016
Suggested identification partly based on what appears to be the remains of a partial veil at the edge of the caps, it also seemed to be growing on soil.
Heino wrote:
   9 Jul 2016
Ken, I notice that with a number of Cortinarius sightings you mention the veil remnants (with brown spores) on the stem. I'm taking the absence of that comment as support for the subject of these photos not having brown spores. To me the colours, the fine scales of the cap and stem and the yellow veil remnants on the cap edge combine to suggest Armillaria, which means I must assume that it is growing from buried wood. I could of course be wrong.
KenT wrote:
   13 Jul 2016
Thanks Heino, the fine scales on the cap suggested an Armillaria to me as well but I hadn't realized that some local Armillaria might be ringless although this may simply be that I've recorded an old an degraded specimen

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Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Cotter River, ACT - 2 Dec 2015 by KenT
Pimelea pauciflora (A Rice Flower) at Cotter River, ACT - 28 Oct 2015 by KenT

Location information

Species information

  • Armillaria sp. Scientific name
  • A honey fungus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 14 May 2016 08:43 AM Recorded on
  • KenT Recorded by
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