102 Fungal Species of the Wombat Forest
Thousands of species of fungi occur in the Wombat Forest. Many of these have not yet been formally described. Here is a selection of 102 species that you’re likely to encounter across various habitat types. Identifications have been made mainly only on field characteristics, hence this is not an authoritative guide. Australian fungal taxonomy is in a constant state of transition so many of the species names may also have synonyms.
The list includes both native and introduced species as well as a selection of lichenised fungi and myxomycetes (slime moulds). For further information or to suggest corrections with species identification, please contact alison@alisonpouliot.com. All images by Alison Pouliot www.alisonpouliot.com
 Agaricus campestris lamellae |
 Agaricus xanthodermus |
 Aleuria arantia (orange peel fungus) |
 Aleurina ferruginea |
 Amanita ananiceps group |
 Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) |
 Amanita ochrophylla |
 Amanita punctata |
 Amanita xanthocephala |
 Amauroderma rude |
 Armillaria sp. |
 Ascocoryne sarcoides |
 Austropaxillus infundibuliformis group |
 Banksiamyces toomansis |
 Bisporella citrina group |
 Boletellus emodensis |
 Boletellus obscurecoccineus |
 Calocera sp. |
 Chlorociboria aeruginascens |
 Collybia eucalyptorum (toughshank) |
 Coltricia cinnamomea |
 Coprinopsis nivea |
 Coprinellus disseminatus |
 Coprinus atrimentarius (common inkcap) |
 Coprinus comatus (lawyers wig, ink cap) |
 Coprinus micaceus |
 Cordyceps gunnii (vegetable caterpillar) |
 Cortinarius alboviolaceus |
 Cortinarius archeri |
 Cortinarius austrovenetus |
 Cortinarius kula |
 Cortinarius sp. |
 Cortinarius sinapicolor |
 Crepidotus nephrodes |
 Crepidotus variabilis (oysterling) |
 Cruentamycena viscidocruenta |
 Daedalea quercina |
 Dictydiaethelium plumbeum (strawberry slime mould) |
 Entoloma moongum |
 Fistulina hepatica (beefsteak fungus) |
 Fistulinella mollis |
 Fuligo septica var. flava (slime mould) |
 Geastrum sp. |
 Geopyxis carbonaria |
 Gymnopilus junonius (giant gold cap) |
 Heterotextus miltinis |
 Hygrocybe miniata (waxgill) |
 Hypholoma australe (brick caps) |
 Hypholoma fasciculare |
 Lacrymaria asperospora (weeping widow) |
 Lactarius deliciosus (saffron milkcap) |
 Lactarius eucalypti |
 Leotia lubrica |
 Lepista nuda (wood blewitt) |
 Leucoagaricus ooliekirrus |
 Lichenomphalia chromacea |
 Lycogala epidendrum (wolf's milk, toothpaste slime) |
 Lycoperdon perlatum (common puffball, stomach fungi) |
 Lycoperdon pyriforme (Stump puffball, stomach fungi) |
 Macrolepiota sp. (Parasol mushrooms) |
 Maramius alveolaris |
 Marasmiellus affixus |
 Morchella elata (morel) |
 Mucronella pendula |
 Mycena epipterygia |
 Mycena interrupta |
 Mycena sp. |
 Mycena sp. |
 Mycoacia subceracea |
 Ompahlotus nidiformis (ghost fungus) |
 Panaeolus rickenii |
 Peniophora incarnata |
 Peziza austrogeaster (hole in the ground) |
 Peziza repanda |
 Phellodon niger |
 Podoscypha petalodes |
 Poronia erici |
 Postia pelliculosa |
 Psathyrella sp. |
 Pseudohydnum gelatinosum |
 Psilocybe subaeruginosa |
 Pyncoporus coccineus |
 Ramaria sp. (coral fungi) |
 Russula clelandii |
 Russula purpureoflava |
 Russula sp |
 Russula viridis |
 Schizophyllum commune |
 Scleroderma sp. |
 Stereum illudens |
 Stereum ostrea |
 Stereum sp. |
 Suillus granulatus |
 Thelephora terrestris (earth fans) |
 Trametes gibosa |
 Trametes versicolor |
 Tremella fuciformis |
 Tremella mesenterica (jelly fungi) |
 Tricholomopsis rutilans |
 Xerula australis group |
 Xylaria polymorpha |
 Zelleromyces sp. |