Ground Hugging Fungus
Adelaide Hills
Horse Dung Fungus
A good common name
 
                      
Ground Hugging Fungus (Sebacinaceae sp)Class: Fungi (Fungi) - Basidio (Basidiomycota) - Mushroom-forming Fungi (Agaricomycetes)
Order: Sebacinales
Family: Sebacinaceae (Sebacinaceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Ground Hugging Fungus (Sebacinaceae sp)
This Photo:     

Thank you Dr Tom May for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
Dr Tom May said "This could be a Sebacina or related genus". But microscopic examination is required to differentiate

Copyright © 2016-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 23-Jul-2016
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.