TASFUNGI

A small, white, soil dwelling club growing to around 3cm in height. Club shape tapers from 0.3-0.4cm to 0.1cm at the base. Observed in July. Image: Dr Genevieve Gates

On soil. fruit bodies up to 5cm tall and 4-5cm wide. There is a central stipe from which grows very fine branches. Whitish in colour with tips that become 'like needles' (Gates & Ratkowsky 2016) Photo: Dr Genevieve Gates

Fruit bodies up to 2 cm high, up to 1.5 cm broad, branched; branching dichotomous throughout. Branches about 1 mm thick, rich blue-violet. Stipe up to 15 mm thick, tapering slightly downward. This species may be found on soil during cooler months in Tasmania. Also found elsewhere in the world including New Zealand. Spores broadly ellipsoid, ornamented with scattered, small sharp spines (Boud. 1950). Photo by Adam Fry 2022

Commonly known as Dead Man's Fingers, this wood inhabiting species is club shaped. Can appear whitish to grey when immature (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014).

Commonly known as Dead Man's Fingers, this wood inhabiting species is club shaped. Can appear whitish to grey when immature (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014).

This species found growing in soil appears as a beautifully coloured lilac, vivid purple or lilac-pink forms with the branches having slender tips as compared to the similiar looking Ramaria aff. versatilis which has more blunt tips and brown spores.

This species found growing in soil appears as a beautifully coloured lilac, vivid purple or lilac-pink forms with the branches having slender tips as compared to the similiar looking Ramaria aff. versatilis which has more blunt tips and brown spores. Photo by Caroline Smith.

Purple species with blunt tips to the branches, found growing in soil.

A very common yellowish species that grows on soil. Tips of the branches have slender points or may be forked. Brown spores.

Ramaria species have brown-rust coloured spores and grow in soil. Colours may be highly variable due to age and environmental factors. Photo by Beth Heap.

White species that grows in soil with furrowed branches.

White species that grows in soil with furrowed branches.

Pale brown to whitish species that grows on wood. The tips of the branches are distinctive looking almost crown-like, rather than having blunt tips. Found year round. Photo taken by Helen Roberston.

Also known as Fairy Clubs. Found on wet leaf litter in native forests. Thin, thread-like with upper portion white with darker lower stem and disc-like attachment to substrate. Found mainly during May-August. Photo by Helen Robertson.

Also known as Fairy Clubs. Found on wet leaf litter in native forests. Thin, thread-like with upper portion white with darker lower stem and disc-like attachment to substrate.

Singular or multiple bright yellow rods on soil - leaf litter and moss.

Singular or multiple bright yellow rods on soil - leaf litter and moss.

Single bright orange or orange-red rods or clumps of rods growing in soil or litter.

Also known as Earth Tongues, Black-brown rods growing in soil. Photo by Chris Wilson.