tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post1486026605230104518..comments2024-03-22T16:29:24.697+11:00Comments on Australian Fungi - A Blog: #44 Mycenastrum coriumGayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-79257218782833022952014-04-24T17:14:04.893+10:002014-04-24T17:14:04.893+10:00We have a couple of these growing here in the Sout...We have a couple of these growing here in the South East of SA near Millicent. One is opened to the star stage, the other hasnt started to open yet. I will keep a photo record if you are interested.<br />PeterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333042270395868114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-64812038211350431712012-11-03T12:34:21.096+11:002012-11-03T12:34:21.096+11:00We found something very similar, but we found them...We found something very similar, but we found them after they had split open, and a small inner puffball was there, with a thin skin easily ruptured and from which erupted a fine powder of brown spores. It looks as if animals are eating them, though I have not found tracks... there are deer, squirrels, raccoon, coyote, turkeys etc. We are on the edge of a large public park in an oak woodland east of Sacramento in the foothills. Earlier this spring I found hard-skinned white puffballs in a nearby location that were delectable.<br />Maggie Celeste Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324547232737333549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-33493069364288179362012-06-17T19:51:46.532+10:002012-06-17T19:51:46.532+10:00Hello Alex,
in Melbourne the fungus you describe ...Hello Alex,<br /><br />in Melbourne the fungus you describe is more likely to be another hard-skinned puffball called Scleroderma cepa. Here's a link to my entry of this fungus:<br /><br />http://australianfungi.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/39-scleroderma-cepa.html<br /><br />Regards,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-85331467721037251552012-05-21T23:35:49.942+10:002012-05-21T23:35:49.942+10:00Hi there, notices something similar in my front ga...Hi there, notices something similar in my front garden on the nature strip in Melbourne (southeast suburbs) in the past few years, although I haven't happened on them this year. Cheers Alex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-56919018222536730302012-01-03T14:55:52.666+11:002012-01-03T14:55:52.666+11:00Hello abturini,
thank you for the sighting. I don...Hello abturini,<br /><br />thank you for the sighting. I don't know what the climate is like in North Carolina, but unless it is semi-arid or arid country, your puffball fungus might be another species; possibly Scleroderma cepa:<br /><br />http://australianfungi.blogspot.com/2010/07/39-scleroderma-cepa.html<br /><br />Or, funnily enough, a Horse Dropping Fungus (a species of Pisolithus).<br /><br />The purpose of fungi is to decompose organic matter and return nutrients to the soil. Without the vital job that macro fungi do, our planet would have extremely infertile soil.<br /><br />The main part of the fungus consists of masses of microscopic threads below the ground, or in the wood that the mushroom appears on, so even if you scoop up the 'fruiting bodies' of the fungi and dispose of them, the growing and spreading part of the fungus is still there.<br /><br />So if you dislike the look of the fungi on the lawn, binning them will solve your problem for the time being, until conditions are right again for the fungus to send up new fruiting bodies.<br /><br />Good luck with it. Fungi are fascinating.<br /><br />Regards,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-35737112972782600472012-01-03T09:13:23.399+11:002012-01-03T09:13:23.399+11:00HAVE A FARM HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN USA S...HAVE A FARM HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN USA SAW BROWN SPOTS ACROSS LAWN noT in pastures but closer to the pond; got up close and well its these mushrooms I found on your site<br />if I kick it out of the lawn it puffs and explodes like a small smoke bomb! funny thing<br />it s warmer than usual this winter and today i noticed alot of them( a dozen _ _) what is their purpose and how to get rid of them? ugly do look like a patch of horse manure droppings!abturinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928276678016435612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-87509926650688210882011-06-24T20:04:21.522+10:002011-06-24T20:04:21.522+10:00Hi Gaye,
Thanks for your reply.
Here is the link...Hi Gaye,<br /><br />Thanks for your reply.<br /><br />Here is the link to the photo:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/60153209@N03/5827604193/in/photostreamChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-81096258917257702622011-06-13T16:35:04.177+10:002011-06-13T16:35:04.177+10:00Hello C,
thank you for leaving a comment. I'...Hello C,<br /><br />thank you for leaving a comment. I'm surprised to learn that you have found this species in Melbourne - how interesting !!<br /><br />I've checked out your flickr account and I'll be pleased to see your pictures when you get them up.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-29641871443727488292011-06-13T10:56:24.879+10:002011-06-13T10:56:24.879+10:00I found one of these puffballs yesterday in Melbou...I found one of these puffballs yesterday in Melbourne and recognised it through your blog. Main feature that it's detached from a substrate and for that reason would be light enough to roll around in the wind. I will post photos shortly.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/60153209@N03/page2/Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051566815236234905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-82474200715433590972010-08-22T19:27:47.205+10:002010-08-22T19:27:47.205+10:00Hello Bill,
I certainly have got some marvelous f...Hello Bill,<br /><br />I certainly have got some marvelous fungi to discover up in that dry country. I'm sure you know my excitement as I find these strange fungi - it's real puffball country.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-66143256971890964992010-08-21T14:38:28.486+10:002010-08-21T14:38:28.486+10:00What a truly wondrous puffball!! You have a treasu...What a truly wondrous puffball!! You have a treasure trove at your arm's reach!Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-15299782989142815002010-08-16T17:16:11.116+10:002010-08-16T17:16:11.116+10:00Hello Ken,
I think there should be plenty of plac...Hello Ken,<br /><br />I think there should be plenty of places around Sydney to go fungi hunting, like outlying national parks. But it is surprising how productive public parks and gardens can be, as can residential lawns and gardens.<br /><br />A fungi enthusiast has found and photographed about 80 fungi species on the grounds of Newcastle University this year (there's a photographic exhibition currently showing at the Uni), so it just goes to show that you don't need a piece of natural undisturbed bushland to find fabulous fungi in numbers.<br /><br />I have been thrilled to find such different fungi in the semi-arid areas, which is a real change from fungi I've been finding at home in the Hunter Valley. Last time I visited my house in Baradine (northwestern NSW), I found 10 species at the one time in my 1/4 acre house block, and I don't even have any gardens yet. At least three of them were species I had not previously seen. I have another beaut fungus of semi-arid country to feature next on my blog.<br /><br />Thank you for leaving a comment, and do enjoy your fungi observations - it's a wonderful hobby.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-37067963044259693472010-08-16T12:41:08.096+10:002010-08-16T12:41:08.096+10:00Nice find. I've realised how much I'm miss...Nice find. I've realised how much I'm missing out on since I moved to Sydney, and don't venture into the drier regions as often.Kennoreply@blogger.com