rottenjonny Posted June 26, 2016 Help me get better at identifying What have I found? I'm guessing: Gymnopilus Junonius Leratiomyces Ceres pycnoporus coccineus Trametes Versicolor x2 And question markius I don't knowius 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 spooge Posted June 28, 2016 G. Junonius are here in SA n quite abundant, they are non active in Aus as far as I know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Anodyne Posted June 27, 2016 Nice pics mate! I'm no expert, so hopefully others will chime in, but I don't think your 4th & 5th pics look like T. versicolor, I'd have said that was a Ganoderma of some description? The Trametes do have rings of colour like that, but are smaller? (I'm just guessing scale here, if you have a lighter or some common object of a standard size you can put it in your photos for scale), much thinner (like ~1mm say), and tend to grow in clusters, also not-always but usually more colourful than that specimen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 waterboy 2.0 Posted June 27, 2016 I'm no fungi wizard as well. I'd reckon young Ganoderma australe as well for 4 and 5, the fruit body is always present with this bracket fungus and will continue to grow larger. Typically solitary. Quite a woody/solid feeling fruit body. T.versicolor below, these fruit and fade away over time. Typically in a group, sometimes quite a large one. They will feel flexible to the touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 rottenjonny Posted June 28, 2016 This definitely looked like it had been there a while so I think you're probably more right than me with Ganoderma. That specimen was about as wide as my hand (~20cm x 2cm thick) and on the 1m log there was 3 growing well spaced out. There seems to be a lot of variance in the australe photos on g.images. Though that's probably the worst way to go about identifying anything. If I can positively identify as Ganoderma Australe is it possible these have medicinal benefits like reishi? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 waterboy 2.0 Posted June 28, 2016 (edited) Because they "overgrow" they will take on a different appearance, and there are a few species. Could be G.applanatum as another stab at it on reflection. It a Ganoderma no doubt in my mind. Its possible....dont think there is any work on it though as such. This might help, but its discussing 3 QLD species..http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/swin:7493 Edited June 28, 2016 by waterboy 2.0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 sagiXsagi Posted June 28, 2016 Looks like G.junonius but do you really have it in oz?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 shortly Posted June 28, 2016 As far as i'm aware G.junonius has only been recorded from southern western oz. But then records are patchy at best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Distracted Posted June 28, 2016 We get stupid amounts of gyms here in SA, never seen one stain blue, top looks like gyms to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 rottenjonny Posted June 28, 2016 I suppose it depends where those woodchips originated from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 waterboy 2.0 Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) Interesting , apparently according to the newest Tas fungi field guide (Gates + Ratkowsky) Gym.junonius is present down here. I havent come across it yet though in my travels. Edited June 29, 2016 by waterboy 2.0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 sagiXsagi Posted June 29, 2016 According to world wide reports, gym junonius has a different alk. profile in usa and different in europe, so they propably are a different species too. And yeah its seems yr continent has many of these genus. Very beautiful fungi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted June 29, 2016 They pop up here south of Sydney too, usually on some sort of host that appears to be native. I always thought what sagi is saying above to be true, plus some shroomery folk told me they aren't active in Australia. It's all second hand info tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 sagiXsagi Posted July 1, 2016 it might be second hand, but there are lots of reports like these for euro G. junonius too contrary to US reports Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 naja naja Posted July 3, 2016 Blue-ing gyms. Well, greeny blue. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Help me get better at identifying
What have I found?
I'm guessing:
Gymnopilus Junonius
Leratiomyces Ceres
pycnoporus coccineus
Trametes Versicolor x2
And question markius I don't knowius
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