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Friday, August 28, 2015

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


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