Genoa, VIC
Identification history
| Amanita ochrophylla group | 29 Oct 2019 | Pam | ||
| Unidentified | 28 Oct 2019 | SueMuffler |
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Found on the lower slopes of Genoa Peak
8 comments
JackieMiles
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
Hi Sue, Looks like an Amanita, but that's as far as I can go. The pin on the map doesn't look like the lower slopes of Genoa Peak, being close to the river. Do you want to try and move it to the right place?
Pam
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
The characters that help with identification are the colour, the distinctive 'dumb-bell' shape of this immature fungus and again the distinctive ornamentation on the top of the cap. The time of the year, February, is when these mycorrhizal fungi would be around. Mycorrhizal fungi are soil fungi associated with the roots of plants where both organisms benefit. This is a symbiotic association and sometimes called mutalistic because both partners in the association benefit. When you see these again try and note the nearby trees/plants. I suspect it may have been near a Myrtaceae probably a Eucalyptus or Angophora species. Be interesting to hear if you recorded this information.
JackieMiles
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
Hi Pam, Looks like a mixture of casuarina and eucalypt leaves in the litter in the photo. Jackie
Pam
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
Good point, thanks for that Jackie I didn't look!! And yes Casuarinas are another group where there is a good chance of finding mycorrhizal fungi.
JackieMiles
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
Yep, I figured that re casuarina, given that bandicoot diggings seem to be more common under them than anywhere else in the forest. I assume they are after "truffles" rather than insects in those areas.
Pam
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
That would be good to keep in mind and have a liitle investigation! I find them usually later in the autumn, though having said that I found one the other day.
SueMuffler
wrote:
30 Oct 2019
Thanks for all your comments. I'll try to take more notice of location in future. And thanks Pam - I have moved the pin.
JackieMiles
wrote:
30 Oct 2019
Yep, that looks more convincing as a location (not that I have a clue where Genoa Peak is, but I was pretty sure it wasn't on the riverbank!).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.626047-37.530763
- Maps Croajingolong National Park (Vic)
- Places Genoa, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2019 11:31 AM Recorded on
- SueMuffler Recorded by
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Collections
Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] SueMuffler
Species information
- Amanita ochrophylla group Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 640m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
