Omphalotus nidiformis

Ghost Fungus at Greenway, ACT

Omphalotus nidiformis at Greenway, ACT - 20 Jan 2024
Omphalotus nidiformis at Greenway, ACT - 20 Jan 2024
Omphalotus nidiformis at Greenway, ACT - 20 Jan 2024
Omphalotus nidiformis at Greenway, ACT - 20 Jan 2024
Omphalotus nidiformis at Greenway, ACT - 20 Jan 2024
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Identification history

Omphalotus nidiformis 20 Jan 2024 Csteele4
Unidentified 20 Jan 2024 MichaelBedingfield

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Growing on tree, Greenway.

3 comments

Csteele4 wrote:
   20 Jan 2024
@michaelb if you can get to these after dark, it is well worth it! They are bioluminescent and glow green.
   20 Jan 2024
Thanks Tina, it was a stunning specimen, tho yellowish in daylight, not quite the colour in the photo.
Csteele4 wrote:
   20 Jan 2024
@michaelb they're often quite discoloured as they age, but a lovely bright white when they are young and fresh with a darker splotch from the stipe outwards on the cap. They're quite stunning in the day, but amazing at night!

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  • Omphalotus nidiformis Scientific name
  • Ghost Fungus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1509m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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