AUTUMN IN THE RAINFOREST - PART FIVE - FUNGI

At this time of year, flowers are replaced with the equally colourful fruiting bodies of fungi, which differ from plants in that they do not contain chlorophyll and are thus unable to obtain nourishment by photosynthesis. They must therefore rely on the absorption of nourishment from the substrate (soil, decaying wood, etc.) This is done by colonisation of their chosen substrate with thread-like filaments called hyphae. These form a web-like mass called the mycelium which spreads through the substrate, releasing enzymes and absorbing nutrients.
Information: A field guide to Australian Fungi (Bruce Fuhrer)

Coral fungi - Ramaria spp
                  Ramaria spp                                                                                          Coral fungus

Coral Fungus - Clavaria spp
              Clavaria spp                                                                                          Coral fungus

Coral fungus - Clavaria spp
                Clavaria spp                                                                                          Coral fungus

Fungi - Mycena spp
                 Mycena spp

Leathery shelf-fungus; Stereum spp
                Stereum spp                                                                              Leathery Shelf-fungus

Yellow Crep - Crepidotus spp
            Crepidotus spp                                                                     Yellow Crep

Jelly fungus - Calocera spp






Calocera spp




Jelly fungus



PART ONE                 PART TWO                    PART THREE                PART FOUR               PART FIVE
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