omsource Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) Hey fellow myco-maniacs! Got out into the bush just out of Melbourne town yesterday, the ground was a bit too dry for some serious hunting but it was good to have a look around. wondering if anyone has any ID comments on these finds... Trametes Versicolour? Suillus luteus? Macrolepiota procera (this ones a total shot in the dark, I haven't even looked at the field guide yet...) Then we found these guys, possibly Trametes Versicolour though there wasn't much of a colour change.... my first thought was a Ganoderma of some sort? Lemme know what you think? OmSource Edited April 10, 2011 by omsource Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tripsis Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) The first is a Ganoderma species, maybe G. australe or G. applanatum. The second...is that the same mushroom in both photos? The first photo looks like is has a volva and thus looks like A. muscaria with the scales washed off. The second photo is Suillus luteus. The third could be a Macrolepiota or maybe just a Lepiota. If a Macrolepiota, M. procera or M. clelandii would be good candidates. How big was it and where was it found growing? It looks a little small for a Macrolepiota. The last is a Ganoderma species, again maybe G. australe or G. applanatum. Edited April 10, 2011 by tripsis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 omsource Posted April 10, 2011 ah, thanks for that tripsis, I'm just starting to get into the wildcrafting side of things... I reckon you're right on the slippery jack photos, must have got the shots mixed up when I posted them! The last mushroom was found in a pine forest, but I've seen a few similar in a eucalyptus stand. I didn't end up picking it but from memory I think it was approx 15cm tall, cap about 7-8cm in diameter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tripsis Posted April 10, 2011 Could well be M. procera then. I've found what I believe was M. procera in a pine plantation before. The ones you saw in Eucalyptus stands would have been M. clelandii. They are also edible and delicious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 omsource Posted April 10, 2011 very exciting stuff! I'll be out that way next week so I'll pick em and spore print them and post some decent photos. Went out today and found nothing but Ganodermas, they where absolutely everywhere! now I just gotta learn how to Id the different species Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tripsis Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) Unless you have a key to Australian Ganoderma species, I think you'll have difficulty. There are too many dull species which look very similar and the same goes for the laccate species. It's hard to find decent descriptions of each species, let alone a key to them all. Would love a key if there is one. Edited April 10, 2011 by tripsis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hey fellow myco-maniacs!
Got out into the bush just out of Melbourne town yesterday, the ground was a bit too dry
for some serious hunting but it was good to have a look around.
wondering if anyone has any ID comments on these finds...
Trametes Versicolour?
Suillus luteus?
Macrolepiota procera (this ones a total shot in the dark, I haven't even looked at the field guide yet...)
Then we found these guys,
possibly Trametes Versicolour though there wasn't much of a colour change....
my first thought was a Ganoderma of some sort?
Lemme know what you think?
OmSource
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