Weird & Beautiful Fungi page 2

Warren National Park, Pemberton, south-west in July. There were 6 of these fungi. They were growing in leaves but could have been growing on a buried branch. One measured 3.5cmw x 5cmh. Instead of gills this fungi had teeth under the cap.

Warren National Park, Pemberton, south-west in July.

Warren National Park, Pemberton, south-west in July. There were 6 fungi in this group. One measured 1.8cmw x 8cmh. The gills were the same colour as the cap. Growing in leaf litter. They were bumpy or rough on the cap.

Bungendore Park Perth in September. There were 2 growing together in the open jarrah leaf litter. One measured 2.5cmw x 2cmh. Something had taken a bite out of one of them and millipedes were eating them.

Warren National Park, Pemberton, south-west in July. This unusual fungi was growing on a mossy sheoak tree. It measured 6.5cmw x 6cm from the tree.

On the right is a close-up of the cap and you can see the cream gills. The stalk was thick.

Stacey's Track Jarradale in June.

Stacey Track, Jarradale, Peel in June.

Chevin Rd Roleystone, Perth in August.

Albany Hwy, approx 50km from Perth at a Parking bay in June. There was one of this bright red fungus. It was raining but it seemed slimy on top. It measured 8cmw x 5cmh.

This is the same fungus. It did not have gills.

This is the stalk of the same red fungus. The nearest tree was a jarrah tree.

Bibbulmun Track, Fern Rd east, Darling Range, Perth in June. There were two found on this walk. This one measured 6.5cmw x 5.5cmh.

This is the same fungi as the one on the left. It shows here the inside where the cap was cut in half. The cap was tough.

This one measured 6cmw x 6cmh and was also found on the Bibbulmun Track

Gleneagle State forest, Albany Hwy, Perth in June. This fungus measured 2.5cmw x 5.5cmh. It was soft and completely covered.

Chevin Rd Roleystone Perth in August. This fungus measured 7cmw x 3cmh and was growing in Sheoak nettles.

Lesmurdie Regional Park, Darling Range Regional Park, Welshpool Rd, Perth in late June. The larger grey fungi on the right of this photo measured 5.5cmw x 4.5cmh. They were growing in pea gravel.

This is the fungi from the left of the photo (on the left). This fungi measured 6.5cmw x 5.5cmh.

It did not appear to bruise underneath like other boletes have.

This is the underside of the same fungi. When you run your mouse over the cursor you are seeing the other side of the stalk.

Gleneagle State forest, Albany Hwy, Perth in May. This is a bolete. It was 7.5cmw x 5cmh. There was one and it was growing in pine needles on pea gravel. It was a pinky colour under the cap.

Gleneagle State forest, Albany Hwy, Perth in May. There was one of this fungus and it measured 12cmw x 6cmh. It was growing in banksia leaves on pea gravel

Gleneagle State forest, Albany Hwy, Perth in May. There were four of these fungi found growing in pine needles. One measured 10cmw x 6cmh.

Elphine Reserve, Wongan Hills, Wheatbelt in August. This Bolete fungus was seen growing in Sheoak neetles and measured 5cm wide.

Phoebe Reserve Badgingarra. This fungi had been half eaten and measured 12cmw x 8cmh. It had a greeny colouring to the underside.

Brixton Street Conservation Park Beckenham, Perth in August. Here the soil is clay and sand.

Tuart forest July 11. It meausred 13cmw x 9cmh. This unusual fungus was spongy like a pudding.
Possibly a Bolete fungi. The nearest plant was a Peppermint tree. Underneath was yellow and had no gills but pores which are called polypores. A similar fungus was seen at Tuart forest on August 17 but it was cream underneath.>>>>>>>

Kalamunda National Park, Perth in August. There was one of this fungus growing in pea gravel. It measured 3.5cmw x 5cmh. It could be a Boletellus obscurecoccineus from the Xerocomaceae Family.

Chevin Rd Roleystone Perth in August. This bolete measured 16.5cmw x 7.5cmh. It had an orange lattice stalk and something had been eating it underneath.