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Anthracophyllum archeri

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A series of umbrella-shaped thin, soft, smooth-capped fungi, attached eccentrically to a drying twig. The caps were of various sizes; the largest being about 7 mm wide. The caps were a tan colour as were the spaced gills which looked more like folds. The underside of the caps appeared darker at the point of attachment. There was no stipe.

Habitat:

Spotted growing on a dead branchlet of a leptospermum tree

Distribution:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Anthracophyllum+archeri

Notes:

belongs to the Marasmiaceae family of fungi.

Reference Links:

Anthracophyllum, Australian Fungi - A Blog: #28 Anthracophyllum archeri

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Comments (3)
StephenSolomons
I see a lot of places are not getting their rainfall again. I hope it comes back. The area around you depends on being moist. We are still getting good rains but I am a stone's throw from the coast
Leuba Ridgway
I am happy to say that, so far, we have spotted mostly new fungi ( not the ones we saw last year). But, because it's been so dry our luck might not last !
StephenSolomons
there seem to be a real cornucopia of fungi in that part of the world

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PublishedMay 2, 2013

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