Sighting 4324164
2 Split Gill Fungus at Quaama, NSW
Identification history
| Schizophyllum commune | 11 Aug 2020 | FionaG |
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User's notes
Many small white/creamy, hairy fungi. Caps shaped like a shell. Edges were rounded and unevenly scalloped. Most caps seemed to be attached directly to the dead branch, the occasional one seemed to have a tiny stem. Underside had split gills and were a pale tan colour. Some fungi seemed to grow inside out, in that you could only see gills. They were soft and rubbery to the touch. Biggest cap was around 3 cms across and roughly 1.5-2 cms from front to back. I've taken a stab at picking the species.
3 comments
JackieMiles
wrote:
12 Aug 2020
We've been seeing a lot of this one recently too, on fire-killed tree trunks.
FionaG
wrote:
12 Aug 2020
Interesting. Ours weren't on fire affected trees but I wonder if perhaps the surrounding conditions had an effect.
JackieMiles
wrote:
13 Aug 2020
As far as I can gather rotting wood (non-eucalypt from what I've seen so far) and humidity are about all this fungus needs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.893569-36.460972
- Altitude 152.5m
- Places Quaama, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2020 03:34 PM Recorded on
- FionaG Recorded by
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Collections
Fungi Caps, gills below, no stem & usually on wood [stemless mushrooms & the like] Furry, white or greyish upper surfaces FionaG South Coast NatureMapr
Species information
- Schizophyllum commune Scientific name
- Split Gill Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 930m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
