Armillaria sp. (A honey fungus)

Armillaria sp. Saprotrophic or Parasitic on wood - Medium to large fungus

Cap (Pileus): small to large, fleshy, convex to umbonate (with umbo a small swelling in centre of cap, glabrous (smooth, without hairs) to squamulose (with small scales)..

Giils (Lamellae): decurrent (run down stem) to adnate (squarely attached to stem). White, cream-coloured or pinkis, more or less crowded.

Stem (Stipe): well developed, central solid to hollow through length, fibrous, fleshy, rhizomorphs (root-like aggregation of hyphae)

Veil/ring (annulus) generally present, annulate (ring) and persistent, more or less distinctly double in most species, sometimes absent.

Context (interior flesh of fungus): soft, fleshy.

Spores: pure white to pale ochraceous in mass

Comments: found in large groups on fallen wood, dead stumps and living trees

 

Armillaria sp. is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands  |  South Coast

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Species information

  • Armillaria sp. Scientific name
  • A honey fungus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 947m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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