Virtue may be assail'd, but never hurt;
Surpris'd by unjust force, but not enthrall'd;
Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm,
Shall in the happy trial prove most glory.
MILTON: _Comus,_ Line 589.



Yellow heart shaped cap

 


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This gilled fungi has a yellow, heart-shaped cap up to 5cms diameter, yellow gills, white stem. yellow tough flesh. and grows on fallen wood. The spores are yellow. Gills are adnexed to free, and the fungus is often solitary. This was found at Lorna Pass, Lane Cove National Park, Thornleigh on March 23 2010. Click to enlarge.


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A detail of the gill pattern. Click to enlarge.


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A detail of the way the gills are attached to the stem. Click to enlarge.


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Another photo taken in roughly the same location on the same day, showing younger fruiting bodies emerging. Click to enlarge.