Pyronema sp.

A fire fungus at Aranda, ACT

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Pyronema sp. Heino 11 May 2017
Pyronema sp. CathB 10 May 2017

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Area burnt on 19 April 2017. Images 1 and 2 taken 2 weeks after burn. Patches of fungus seen along site of a burnt tree trunk (image 2). Third image taken one week later, when the individual cups visible earlier had appeared to merge into a mass.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 3 May 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

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Species information

  • Pyronema sp. Scientific name
  • A fire fungus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 627.18m Recorded at altitude
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