Of Western Australia 

 

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Boranup, Leeuwin National Park in the south-west in July.  These were gilled fungi and had been eaten.  They were 1.7cm wide.

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Boranup, Leeuwin National Park in July.  There were 10 of these fungi growing on a tree stump.  They are hard and woody.  This one was 2.5cm wide.

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Gleneagle State forest in June.   These fungi were growing on a sheoak tree.  One measured 4cm wide.
 

Leech Hwy Willetton, Perth suburbs, July.  It measured 34.3cmw.  This huge fungus was growing on a tree stump and had white gills.

Piney Lakes, Perth suburbs, July 17.  This is probably a bracket fungus growing on a fallen branch.  This is a sandy area that dries out in summer.

 

Piney Lakes, Perth suburbs July 17.  These two fungi were growing on a tree close to a swampy area.  They had gills.

 

Yanchep National Park north of Perth, July 28.  One fungi was 11cm wide. They were growing on a Tuart or Marri tree.  They had gills and there were 85 of them in this group and were seen on three other trees.

 Beeliar, Brownmans Swamp, Perth suburbs in May.

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This fungi was seen at the Tuart forest near Busselton, south-west in July.

Yanchep National Park, north of Perth, 28 July.   One fungi measured 6cmw x 1cmh.  There were 3 of these fungi hiding under a rotten Banksia  log on the Woodlands walk.  They had orange gills.

Jarradale, Peel, 30th July Kitty Gorge Track.  It measured  30cmlong x 19cmw x 5.5cmh.  This huge bracket fungus had fallen from a Jarrah tree.  It could be the same type that we saw at Yanchep national Park.  What you are seeing when you run your mouse over this picture is the underside of this fungus.

 

Jarradale, Kitty's Gorge, Peel, July 30.  It measured 19cmw x 10cmh growing on a Marri tree.  There was just the one fungus fruiting.

 

Jarradale, Kitty Gorge Track, Peel region, July 30.  It measured 13cmw x 5cm deep.  This was an amazing fallen tree covered in these bracket fungi of all different sizes and stages of life.

This is one side of the fallen tree with the orange bracket fungi from the photo on the left.   I counted 234 but there would have been more.  Natures way of cleaning up this wood.

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Kitty Gorge, Jarradale, Peel region.  This is a granite gorge with jarrah and marri trees.

Bibra Lake, Perth suburbs, Banksia bush, August 5.  This large gilled fungus was growing out of a fallen Banksia tree.

Tuart Forest near Busselton, south-west, August 16.  This huge bracket fungus was still fresh and had fallen from a Eucalyptus tree.  It was over 30cm wide. You can see how small the keys are when you click to enlarge this photo.

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Boranup, Leeuwin National Park, south-west, July.  It was growing on a log and measured 22.5cm wide.

Tuart forest near Busselton, south-west, August 17. 
20.5cmw x 10cmdeep.  Five of these large white bracket fungi were growing on a fallen Tuart tree.

 

Willetton, Perth suburbs, August 1st.  This fungus was growing on a tree root around a water catchment area. 

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Gleneagle State forest in June.  This bracket fungus was pale yellow on top.  It measured 13cmw x 7cm deep.

 

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Kalamunda National Park, Perth, early June.  One of these fungi measured 10cm wide.  It was growing at the base of a Banksia tree.

Karnup Nature Reserve, Baldvis, Peel, in June.  Measured 29cm wide and was growing on a Banksia branch.

Boranup, Leeuwin National Park in the south-west, early July.  These little fungi's were only 5mm wide, there stalks were transparent and slimy.

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Boranup, Leeuwin National Park in the south-west, July.  This fungus was soft and spongy and was 13.5cm wide.  You can see in the photo where it has been eaten.

Outside Boyagin, Wheatbelt, August 29.  These varied in size but one was 9.5cm long x 4.5cmw and there were 21 here.

 

 

Boyagin Rock, Wheatbelt, August 29.  This bracket fungi had no gills and were growing on a fallen Sheaoak tree.  One was 2cmwide x 8cm long and there were 11 on this log.

These bracket fungi were found on the King Jarrah walk trail on Nanga Road, Nanga Mill area, October 11th.  There were approximately 9 of them and they ranged in size, one of them was 12cm wide and 7cm high.

 

In darker lighting conditions we sometimes have to use a torch to photograph which can alter the colour of the fungi slightly. 

 

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