Clubs or stalks (maybe a forked or broader apex)
A fungus in this group has a fruitbody that is basically no more than a club or stalk in appearance.
There may some broadening centrally to give a spindle-like look or the fruitbody may broaden towards the apex (but there is no well-differentiated cap).
In some the stalk may fork at the apex, but the fruitbodies lack the branching found in the coralloid fungi (https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Categories/Guide/1732).
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Heino1
wrote:
17 Jun 2024
Well spotted! These black fruitbodies are very easy to overlook.
Geoglossum
Heino1
wrote:
17 Jun 2024
This specimen has a shorter, fertile black top than you usually see. The combination of the black top and the little bit of khaki/olive stem that you see close to the ground point me to the species.
Drechmeria gunnii
Heino1
wrote:
3 Jun 2024
The other, flat fungus is possibly a Coniophora - but it would be a microscope job to confirm (or refute) that.
Mucronella sp.
