Hairy Trumpet Fungi 27/08/15

27/08/15

Hairy Trumpet (Panus fasciatus) at Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields, 27/08/15

After Megan Prance's visit to the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve earlier this year, she has inspired me to learn more about many fungi species growing within the reserve.  I spotted this fury fungi yesterday after a recent sprinkling of rain, growing from a fallen branch on the ground.  Thanks to Megan Prance & Kim Nguyen for supplying the identification.

Panus fasciatus, commonly known as Hairy Trumpet Fungi is a common wood decaying fungus found on dead wood in forests and woodlands Australia wide.

This information from www.australianfungi.blogspot.com.au:

Primarily, Panus fasciatus is a fungus of dry eucalypt forests, mallee woodland, semi-arid and desert habitats. It is a saprotrophic species. Saprotrophic fungi gain source nutrients from dead organic material by breaking down components of the substrate. Saprotrophs play a vital role in reducing the accumulation of dead organic material and in the recycling of essential nutrients, particularly carbon and nitrogen.

J.G.

Hairy Trumpet (Panus fasciatus) at Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields, 27/08/15

Hairy Trumpet (Panus fasciatus) at Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields, 27/08/15

Hairy Trumpet (Panus fasciatus) at Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields, 27/08/15

Lomandra Multiflora 27/08/15

27/08/15

"Many Flowered Matrush" (Lomandra Multiflora) are looking beautiful in flower all through the Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve at Highfields at the moment. Lomandra multiflora is a small grass-like plant with stiff grey-green leaves from 250 - 850 mm high. The creamy, yellow flowers occur in clusters around the base of the leaves during spring. You don't have to leave the walking track to see these beautiful flowers at the resreve, as many are in flower right on the very edges of the paths, you just have to keep a good look out.

"Many Flowered Matrush" (Lomandra Multiflora) at Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 27/08/15

"Many Flowered Matrush" (Lomandra Multiflora) at Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 27/08/15