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Cissy
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Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia
#21696975 - 05/19/15 01:50 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Habitat: Found this little guy on a small wallaby turd. (wallabies, like kangaroos are grass eaters) Gills: Gills attached and a grey brown colour. Stem: About a cm long. Cap: 5mm diameter, dark orange brown.
Spore print color: Purple.
Bruising: Color that the mushroom bruises, if any: I have not bruised it yet because I don't want to destroy it.
Other information: I do not know if the stem is hollow or if it bruises because I do not want to destroy the mushroom.

 You can see the spore colour in this picture

 I will try to get a better picture of the gills tomorrow in natural light. I didn't really consider the thought that this might be an active mushroom until I saw the colour of the spores. I've seen this exact colour with cubes.
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Anglerfish
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: Cissy]
#21697058 - 05/19/15 03:19 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm going to say Deconica sp., but with some reluctance. Perhaps that Walla-poo will produce more fruits? Are you keeping it moist?
You could dry and save the specimen you have already, at least.
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karode13
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: Anglerfish]
#21697073 - 05/19/15 03:36 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think it's a Deconica sp. as well. I find ones that look like these that grow on Wombat scat. The one in the OP just looks drier. http://mushroomobserver.org/203515?q=2ZEBA
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Cissy
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: karode13]
#21697079 - 05/19/15 03:41 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah, I am keeping it moist and it is producing more fruits. I have also noticed that the mycelium has reached out and attached to the paper. This is going to look odd, most people have some kind of plant on their desk. I have a macro-pod shit on my desk that has mushrooms on it
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Cissy
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: Cissy]
#21697085 - 05/19/15 03:47 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wait, would that be deconica copraphilia? Not active right?
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Anglerfish
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: Cissy]
#21697088 - 05/19/15 03:51 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Cissy said: Wait, would that be deconica copraphilia? Not active right?
D. coprophila is likely. Not active.
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Cissy
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: Anglerfish]
#21697107 - 05/19/15 04:06 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Oh well, it's still a cool specimen. I'll keep it watered.
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ambc
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: Cissy]
#21697144 - 05/19/15 04:34 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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It might not be Deconica but I agree that it probably is. It doesn't look like D. coprophilia though. It would most likely be a different member of that genus.
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Cissy
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Re: Possibly active, can anyone ID? Far North Queensland Australia [Re: ambc]
#21705092 - 05/21/15 02:19 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cool, thank you everybody for your help. Much appreciated.
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