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Field Notes

Description:

This strange fungus was about 6cm tall and felt quite hard.

Habitat:

It was growing in my garden amongst the zucchinis. The nearby trees include a plum, hakea, a silky oak and a variety of bushes.

Notes:

The second photo is taken two days later and the third after another couple of days.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Mark Ridgway
and please don't eat any strange fungus around Canberra..
katarina.christenson
Thanks Anne and argybee. I think the strange fungus is now starting to shrink. I will take another photo tomorrow.
Mark Ridgway
Fantastic find - Clive, Alex or SFrazier will find this for sure...
AnneW
Perhaps you could add your pic to this mission, it might get some more attention... hopefully! :) http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/36001
AnneW
Hope someone can ID this for you, Katarina!

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PublishedJanuary 2, 2012

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