Other non-black fungi


 

As the heading suggests, this subgroup holds a mixed-bag of on-wood leftovers. A few examples of what you find in this subgroup are:

 

Some polypores. Mostly these would be the flat or sheet-like polypores (technically resupinate polypores), commonly found on the lower surfaces of dead or live wood. There are also a few species that produce pendant fruitbodies (and most likely to be seen in the Canberra Nature Map area are the rusty-brown Coltriciella fruitbodies on the underside of rotting wood).

 

Corticioid fungi. Mostly these occur on the underside of dead wood lying on the ground, though a few are found on live wood. Mostly the fruitbody is fairly thin (often like a coat of paint or a skin on the wood) and many have featureless surfaces, so it is understandable to see them sometimes called paint fungi. However, the surface may be rough (e.g. warted, toothed, densely wrinkled), though the roughness is usually under a millimetre in depth. Furthermore, fruitbodies range from a thin and almost invisible wash to densely cobwebby to leathery in texture.

 

Septobasidium. The fruitbodies in this genus are brown, velvety patches that appear on branches of live plants. Though the fruitbodies appear on wood, the fungi parasitize scale insects and under a velvety Septobasidium patch you will find scale insects.  

 


Other non-black fungi

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Discussion

TimL wrote:
22 Jun 2025
@Heinol Do I need a permit to take a small specimen if I happen to see this particular fungus again? If it's ok to take a small specimen, what should it include and how stored? In a zip lock bag?

Corticioid fungi
Heinol wrote:
18 Jun 2025
Probably a crustose lichen

zz flat polypore - white(ish)
Heinol wrote:
13 Jun 2025
Unfortunately, it might be a genus where I'd need to look at a specimen to get an ID.

Corticioid fungi
TimL wrote:
13 Jun 2025
@Heinol Thanks for the comments. The 'teeth' were fuzzy as you mention. The next time I visit this area I'll get some 5X close-up images to help with identification.

Corticioid fungi
Heinol wrote:
13 Jun 2025
Your suggested Xylodon has irregular/jagged-edged pores. This fungus has separate, well-defined 'teeth' or blunt spines - obviously closely packed. There are several genera of such toothed fungi. When I look at the enlarged version of you main photo the teeth seem a little fuzzy - which suggests that there are numerous microscopic organs called cystidia poking out from the surfaces of those teeth. Such a feature would narrow the number of possible genera but I can't yet restrict myself to just one genus.

Corticioid fungi
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