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Black Boy Picnic area (now Wildflower Reserve) in Harvey South-West of Western Australia.

Sometimes it is raining so hard we cant collect any details on the fungi.

 

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Black Boy picnic area (now Wildflower Reserve) in Harvey, July.

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Black Boy picnic area (now Wildflower Reserve) in Harvey, July.

 

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Black Boy picnic area (now Wildflower Reserve) in Harvey, July.

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Honeymoon Rd, Harvey in July.  It had purple colourings. 

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Gleneagle State forest, Albany Hwy, Darling Range in June.  This fungus also had purple colourings.  It measured 7cmw x 5cmh.  It was growing in pea gravel at the base of a reed.  Its cap was slimy.  You can see the gills in the photo on the right.

 

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Stacey's Track, Jarradale old growth forest in July.  This purple fungus was old and had been nibbled on.  It measured 6.4cmw x 7cmh and was growing on pea gravel and leaves next to a jarrah tree.  The gills were white and the stalk had a purple tinge.

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Jarradale old growth forest in June.  This fungus measured 12.4cmw x 9.5cmh.

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Beeliar, Brownmans Swamp, Perth, 1st June.  There was one of this fungus.  It was 8.8cmw x 15cmh and was growing near a Grass tree.

 

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Inside this log on the right this fungus was seen.  This is how I found it.  It measured 8cmw x 4cmh.

 

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This is the cap of the same fungus.  It was found at Gleneagle State forest in June.

 

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Donovain Rd, Leeuwin National Park, south-west in July.  The nearest tree was a Karri tree.

 

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 Donovain Rd at Leeuwin National Park, south-west in July.  The nearest tree was a Karri tree.

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 Donovain Rd, Leeuwin National Park, south-west in July.

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 Donovain Rd at Leeuwin National Park, south-west in July.

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Donovain Rd at Leeuwin National Park, south-west in July.

Tuart forest, Layman Picnic area near Busselton in July.  There were two fungi, one measured 13.5cm w x 5cm h.  They were growing in weedy grass.

 

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These slimy fungi were seen at Jandakot Regional Park, Perth suburbs, in June.

Harris Dale Swamp, Jandakot, Perth.  One measured 3cm w x 4cm h and there were 5 growing near banksia trees.

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Neaves Rd north of Perth in May.

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Kalamunda National Park, Fern Rd, Perth in August.

 

Piney Lakes, Perth suburbs in August.

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Julimar National Park, northeast of Perth, wheatbelt in June.

 

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Hoffman Dam in Harvey in July.

 

Star Swamp Reserve Perth in July.

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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