Armillaria luteobubalina

Australian Honey Fungus at Paddys River, ACT

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4 comments

Heino1 wrote:

   3 Jun 2019

Perhaps an Armillaria - but it could be a Hypholoma. A view of the stem and gills would be very useful.

Christine wrote:

   4 Jun 2019

Sorry, turns out I did have one, though not very clear. Hope it helps. Thanks Heino.

Heino1 wrote:

   5 Jun 2019

Thanks Christine. Excellent! Despite being not clear it shows that the gills are not dark, which rules out Hypholoma since the dark purple-brown spores of that genus give the gills a dark colour. Also, your additional photo shows the ring of tissue around the stem and there is a brownish colour on it (and check this photo: Armillaria luteobubalina (Australian Honey Fungus) on 30 May 2018). All together, it supports Michael's suggestion.

Christine wrote:

   5 Jun 2019

Wonderful, thank you! And thanks for the extra info - very helpful.

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.907310-35.464827
• Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 24 May 2019 02:12 PM Recorded on
• Christine Recorded by

• Collections

  Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like]

Species information

• Armillaria luteobubalina Scientific name
• Australian Honey Fungus Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1369.8m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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