Physalacria
Paddys River, ACT
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| Physalacria | Heino | 20 Jun 2016 | ||
| Unverified | KenT | 17 Jun 2016 |
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3 comments
17 Jun 2016
Thought this was an immature Mollisia when I saw it in the field, but now under magnification on the screen I don't know
17 Jun 2016
I suspect it is a species of Physalacria. It is a genus that I had long wanted to see and a few months ago found three of the same 1-2mm white balls on some wood in a old pile of woody prunings in my back yard. At first I thought it was a myxomycete new to me, but not so. I kept that bit of wood moist in a sealed tub and over some weeks harvested a good lot of specimens. They are rarely more than 2mm in diameter, are white to creamy and are hollow balls on short stalks. The spore-producing basidia line the outer surface but there are also abundant cystidia, which show macroscopically as very short bristles. With a macro lens they may photograph fairly well and one of your photos seems to show an abundance of bristles. You might want to see if you can add a crop showing the bristles. Some time in the next week or so I will have a go at identifying my specimens.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.928778-35.344278
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 10 Jun 2016 08:44 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Caps on stems; none of the above Caps otherwise KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Physalacria
Species information
- Physalacria Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible