Saprobes
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The 'blue toadstool' (Entoloma hochstetteri), widespread in New Zealand's native forests. (photo Peter Buchanan) |
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A tiny, undescribed Lachnum species, about 2 mm across, growing on dead fronds of wheki (Dicksonia squarrosa). (photo Peter Johnston) |
A Fungal Weed
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The introduced orange pore fungus (Favolaschia calocera) has become naturalised in native forests, as a 'fungal weed'. It may displace native species, so changing the whole structure of our forests and patterns of nutrient flow within the forests. (photo Jack Bedford). The presence of this fungal weed may affect the many insects which normally feed on native fungi. |
The Basket Fungus
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The basket fungus is a stink horn (Ileodictyon cibarium), producing spores in a foul-smelling slime, attracting beetles and flies to distribute its spores. (photo Ross Beever) |
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Edible at the immature 'egg' stage, this fungus is also known as tutae kehua or tutae whetu. (photo Ross Beever) |