Laccaria sp.
Laccaria at Greenleigh, NSW
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| Laccaria sp. | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Jul 2021 | |
| Laccaria sp. | KenT | 11 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | LyndalT | 26 Apr 2020 |
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Growing in the wetter parts of our greenhouse
5 comments
11 May 2020
Was there a living plant in the pot or were there live roots in the pot from a nearby plant?
11 May 2020
Thanks, when I first looked at your image I incorrectly assumed the fungus was growing in an old pot with dead plant remnants. Laccaria as it is currently known is regarded as a genus of obligatory ectomycorrhizal fungi, so only found in association with the roots of living plants. A fairly technical reference for this is Wilson et al. in the journal New Phytologist (2017) 213: 1862–1873. The paper is open access.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.251090-35.364733
- Places Greenleigh, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 19 Apr 2020 09:50 AM Recorded on
- LyndalT Recorded by
Collections
- LyndalT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Laccaria sp. Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Laccaria sp. Scientific name
- Laccaria Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1284.07m Recorded at altitude
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