TASFUNGI

Soft and spongy brightly coloured brackets to 20cm diam., forming on dead logs or living trees. BFuhrer says 'usually occurs on Nothofagus cunninghamii myrtle beech'. Fruitbody can fade to paler shades. Photo credit: John Oxley

Soft and spongy brightly coloured brackets to 20cm diam., forming on dead logs or living trees. BFuhrer says 'usually occurs on Nothofagus cunninghamii myrtle beech'. Fruitbody can fade to paler shades. Photo credit: Heather Elson

Soft and spongy brightly coloured brackets to 20cm diam., forming on dead logs or living trees. BFuhrer says 'usually occurs on Nothofagus cunninghamii myrtle beech'. Fruitbody can fade to paler shades. Photo credit: Heather Elson

This fungus is also known as 'little ping pong bats'. A small, wood inhabiting, pale brown polypore that grows to around 12mm across. Found in large masses usually on living and dead wet eucalyptus logs. It has been observed to colonise the same log for five years, disappearing in dry periods and returning after rain. (Queensland Mycological Society 2011) Photo by Charlie Price.

Shaggy brown fungus grows out of soil or radiata pine (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.

May be found on twigs or at the base of standing trees or stumps. Small brackets are only 1-1.5cm across (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.

Thin and leathery, the upper surface is zoned and brown and furry, the lower surface is smooth violet brown (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Genevieve Gates.

Bright orange-yellow brackets that grow on dead wood. The upper surface is very hairy. Spore print is white. Smaller than S.ostrea. Photo by Genevieve Gates.

Bright orange-yellow brackets that grow on dead wood. The upper surface is very hairy. Spore print is white. Smaller than S.ostrea. Photo by Genevieve Gates.

Bright orange-yellow brackets that grow on dead wood. The upper surface is very hairy. Spore print is white. Smaller than S.ostrea. Photo by Genevieve Gates.

Also known as the Beef Steak fungus grows out of dead wood, has a ridged upper surface. Photo by Genevieve Gates.

Also known as the Beef Steak fungus grows out of dead wood, has a ridged upper surface. Photo by Genevieve Gates.

This common species is found on large logs and may reach around 20cm in size. The fungus has a 'lobed' habit, with overlapping brackets where the upper surface is creamy to pale brown and white underneath. Sometimes liquid exudes from the brackets and droplets form along the edges. Photo by Heather Elson.

This polypore has a fibrilose reddish-brown upper surface and may be found on wood. White undersurface turns pink or brown when bruised. Photo by Wendy Mycota

This polypore has a fibrilose reddish-brown upper surface and may be found on wood. White undersurface turns pink or brown when bruised. Photo by Wendy Mycota

This gondwanan polypore species may be found on living trees and fallen branches. The spongy, variably coloured yellow, pale or reddish brown, upper surface is finely ridged with a creamy undersurface, and it has a short stipe. Photo by Wendy Mycota

Brown polypore forming flat long lived brackets to around 20cm across. Gates & Ratkowsky state that it is often found at base of dead or very old large living trees.

Brown polypore forming flat long lived brackets to around 20cm across. Gates & Ratkowsky state that it is often found at base of dead or very old large living trees.

Dry, leathery polypore that is pale brown in youth, but then changes to blood red and then almost black. Gates & Ratkowsky state found on dead Dogwood plants. Underside features small creamy pores.

Dry, leathery polypore that is pale brown in youth, but then changes to blood red and then almost black. Gates & Ratkowsky state found on dead Dogwood plants. Underside features small creamy pores.

Dry, leathery polypore that is pale brown in youth, but then changes to blood red and then almost black. Gates & Ratkowsky state found on dead Dogwood plants. Underside features small creamy pores.

Trametes versicolor also known as Turkey Tail, is a cosmopolitan and common fungus that grows on dead wood, it is also known to have medicinal properties. The underside of the fungus consists of small cream coloured pores.

This photo shows the small, cream pores of the underside of T.versicolor. Trametes versicolor also known as Turkey Tail, is a cosmopolitan and common fungus that grows on dead wood, it is also known to have medicinal properties.

Photo by Helen Robertson Trametes versicolor also known as Turkey Tail, is a cosmopolitan and common fungus that grows on dead wood, it is also known to have medicinal properties. The underside of the fungus consists of small cream coloured pores.

This species often forms spectacular displays of multiple brackets on wood. The upper surface is brownish to orange-yellow and has a smooth undersurface. This photo was taken at Tahune Airwalk, Huon Valley. Photo by Heather Elson

This species often forms spectacular displays of multiple brackets on wood. The upper surface is brownish to orange-yellow and has a smooth undersurface. This photo was taken at Tahune Airwalk, Huon Valley. Photo by Heather Elson

A long-lived, woody species easily spotted with its bright red-orange colouring on the upper and lower surfaces.Found on fallen branches in open areas, this species has been recorded as being used for medicinal purposes by indigenous Australians, including the Kukatja people of the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia who call it Tjawalirrpa. It was used as an aid to teething infants and other ailments of the mouth but it was considered poisonous if swallowed (Kalotas 1996).

This fungus is approx. 3-4 cm across Often found on fallen trunks of native Dogwood or eucalypt branches. The upper surface is brown and lower, finely pored surface is white, sometimes tinged blue or brown. Photo by Geoff Carle

Photo by Herman Anderson Trametes versicolor also known as Turkey Tail, is a cosmopolitan and common fungus that grows on dead wood, it is also known to have medicinal properties. The underside of the fungus consists of small cream coloured pores.

Photo by Herman Anderson Trametes versicolor also known as Turkey Tail, is a cosmopolitan and common fungus that grows on dead wood, it is also known to have medicinal properties. The underside of the fungus consists of small cream coloured pores.

This pale brown species is around 5cm across with fine creamy coloured pores on the undersurface. Photo by Charlie Price

This pale brown species is around 5cm across with fine creamy coloured pores on the undersurface. Photo by Charlie Price

This bracket may form spectacular tiers on dead trees and fallen wood. A dark coloured upper surface with a a white undersurface that bruises dark brown. Photo by Adrian Cooper

This species often forms spectacular displays of multiple brackets on wood. The upper surface is brownish to orange-yellow and has a smooth undersurface. Photo by Beth Heap

A relatively large, white polypore that forms tiers on wood in old wet eucalypt forest. Photo by Beth Heap

This common species is found on large logs and may reach around 20cm in size. The fungus has a 'lobed' habit, with overlapping brackets where the upper surface is creamy to pale brown and white underneath. Sometimes liquid exudes from the brackets and droplets form along the edges. Photo by Beth Heap

Grows on soil and wood, blackish brown stipe, very small greyish brown pores.

Grows on soil and wood, blackish brown stipe, very small greyish brown pores.

A thin walled species that has orange-brown coloured circular shaped bands on upper surface, often found growing on buried wood. Photo by Herman Anderson

A thin walled species that has orange-brown coloured circular shaped bands on upper surface, often found growing on buried wood. Photo by Herman Anderson