Truffles

Truffle-like fungi at Bodalla, NSW

Truffles at Bodalla, NSW - 11 Jan 2019
Truffles at Bodalla, NSW - 11 Jan 2019
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Truffles 15 Jul 2019 Teresa
Unidentified 14 Jun 2019 Teresa

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Another Truffle found in a Lyre-bird scrape. This one was white and still had its 'roots' attached, but no obvious sign of a stem when cut in half to reveal the irregular chambers. No latex was expelled on dissection. Only a single specimen found amongst the dirt and litter.

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Pam wrote:
   16 Jul 2019
Great find. It's possible this is one of the Russula 'truffles' in the Russulaceae family. Though with all these an image of the spores will confirm or otherwise that ID. Were you able to get an image of the spores? Good to see this group of fungi are being found. This is the time of the year to be looking for them. If you could also note the nearby vegetation, as they are mycorrhizal, it will greatly help our understanding of these associations.

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