Hypholoma fasciculare at Clyde River Retreat

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	Hypholoma fasciculare	5 Jul 2019	Pam
	Hypholoma fasciculare	5 Jul 2019	ClydeRiver

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Many of these in clumps around one of the bonfire sites and around clumps of bush that surround rotting tree trunks. Colour varies from light yellow to darker orange/yellow

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Pam wrote:

6 Jul 2019

You actually have two fungi here! Yes you are correct with the Hypholoma fasciculare for the 'yellowy' one, which if you look will have gills (lamellae) with a pale greenish tinge when young though will become darker as the spores mature. They will give you a purplish brown spore print. This is a decomposer (sasprotophic) fungus. However the 'pinkish' one is a Laccaria, a mycorrhizal fungus, so growing in association with nearby plants, often find them with grasses. They will give you a white spore print. I'll confirm the Hypholoma and if you want to put up the Laccaria separately I'll confirm that as well. How many different species do you have now? The numbers must be building!

ClydeRiver wrote:

6 Jul 2019

They are ... did you miss me?!!! I have been going to and fro to Sydney and have taken photographs at various times but not had time to upload them. So, hang on ... the first and third images are Laccaria ...

Pam wrote:

6 Jul 2019

I was wondering if the fungi had 'finished' that's why I hadn't heard from you - of course I missed you keeping me up to date with the world of fungi at Clyde River. Though I've been away for a short trip to WA and now have six horses spelling here that need feeding and rugging so am also a little distracted!!

Pam wrote:

6 Jul 2019

Now back to the serious business of fungi.......... The second photo on this page is actually the Laccaria. Notice the pinkish tinge to the gills (lamellae) and the fungus generally, no yellows. If you use your imagination you may also see the hint of white spores on those gills. Definitely not the dark spores you would expect to see on the Hypholoma. Sorry I wasn't clearer in letting you know which of the images was the Laccaria. So the entry I just looked at a moment ago before this one, that you separated out, was actually a Hypholoma, most probably just at a different stage of development. I'll put a note on that image for you.

ClydeRiver wrote:

6 Jul 2019

Right-oh, I will move this one out then ... I can see I will have to get a good deal more sophisticated in my observations. I don't like to pull them out though, I feel a bit bad about doing that. Have moved it now to its own little entry but looks somewhat sad all alone ... perhaps I should move the others too. Just kidding by the way, I'm sure you have plenty to occupy you!! Interesting that previous years we have had very different fungi, many very much larger and a stinkhorn too ... is it the decrease in dampness I wonder?

Pam wrote:

6 Jul 2019

Definitely the weather (moisture and temperature) conditions leading up to and during the season impact on what species you will see and their numbers. Some fungi appear every year and some numerous times during the year. Others you may only see, if you're lucky, once every 5 or 10 years! So keeping records like you're doing is great in helping us to expand our knowledge and understanding of these fascinating organisms. So many thanks for your valuable contribution to building that knowledge and understanding base.

Every so often there will be a year where there will be so many fungi around you just can't keep up with them. Unfortunately these don't happen that often. Another contributing factor in the species you see is that different species require a different group of nutrients to thrive and produce their reproductive structures (the mushrooms, toadstools etc.) that you see. So there may be successionary pressures. As one group of fungi use up certain nutrients then they may be replaced by other species, like you see in plants. Remember just because there are no reproductive structures doesn't mean the fungi are not in the substrate working away. Just as some plants don't always flower and produce seed every year.

ClydeRiver wrote:

6 Jul 2019

Interesting, thanks.

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