Occasionally I collect together my notes on various groups and post them on the Fungal Network of New Zealand (FUNNZ) website 'MycoBlog'. These might be useful for identification.

Grey gelatinous blobs on wood
http://www.funnz.org.nz/MycoBlog/Grey-gelatinous-blobs-and-the-Yin-Yang-fungus

But see also records for Exidia nucleata, Tremella, Pseudostypella, Eichleriella, Helicobasidium, Leucogloeae compressa and Atractiellales.

White/cream pleurotus-like or Clitocybe-like mushrooms on wood
http://www.funnz.org.nz/MycoBlog/Pleurocollybia-cremea-Clitocybe-albida

Clitocybe albida is now in the new genus Rhizocybe. The Neoclitocybe in the notes is really an unamed Ossicaulis sp which I thought might be Pleurcollybia cremea until I examined the type. P. cremea seems quite rare in comparison.

Small white crepidotus-like fungi on wood
http://www.funnz.org.nz/MycoBlog/Cheimonophyllum-sensu-Segedin

One of these I since named Clitopilus kamaka.

Small brownish crepidotus-like fungi on wood, i.e. Resupinatus
http://www.funnz.org.nz/MycoBlog/Resupinatus-in-New-Zealand

Bondarzewia - a big yellow basal rot fungus of trees
http://www.funnz.org.nz/MycoBlog/Bondarzewia-in-New-Zealand

Sometimes mistaken for Laetiporus sulphureus. The two NZ species are being published - when the paper gets through the review process. The species on angiosperms is B. kirkii, and thespeces with gymnosperms B. propria.

Rhizopogon - truffles in pine plantations
http://www.funnz.org.nz/node/93

Small brown mushrooms on wood that smell of garlic when crushed - Micromphale/Gymnopus
http://www.funnz.org.nz/node/101

Powdery mildews in New Zealand
http://www.funnz.org.nz/node/103

Mycena in NZ
http://www.funnz.org.nz/node/110

Russula in New Zealand
http://www.funnz.org.nz/node/112

Laccaria in New Zealand
http://www.funnz.org.nz/node/119

Posted on April 11, 2015 02:48 AM by cooperj