Leathery Sawgill at Currowan, NSW
Identification history
| Neolentinus dactyloides | 26 Jan 2020 | Pam | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Jan 2020 | Harrisi |
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Pam
wrote:
27 Jan 2020
This is one of the fire responsive fungi that appear after a fire. These fungi have a pseudosclerotia or sclerotia which remains dormant untill the impulse of heat from the fire triggers that reproductive structure to appear. A couple of things to note on your images are, you can see relatively clearly the uneven edge to the gills, hence the name 'sawgill' in the common name. The other thing I was pleased to see you have captured is on the ground around your first image it looks like the ground is dusted with light coloured powder. This is a result of the white spores from the fungus landing on the soil surface. Well done.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.073420-35.603884
- Maps Currowan State Forest
- Places Currowan, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2020 12:38 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
Species information
- Neolentinus dactyloides Scientific name
- Leathery Sawgill Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 218.04m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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