Fungi
Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like]
Sighting 4239073

Amanita ochrophylla group

Genoa, VIC

Amanita ochrophylla group at Genoa, VIC - 28 Feb 2019 11:31 AM
Amanita ochrophylla group at Genoa, VIC - 28 Feb 2019 11:31 AM
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Identification history

Amanita ochrophylla group 29 Oct 2019 Pam
Unverified 28 Oct 2019 SueMuffler

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Found on the lower slopes of Genoa Peak

4 comments

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.
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.
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.

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  • Amanita ochrophylla group Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 967.33m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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