Cymatoderma elegans
On very rotting logs in rainforests on along the East Coast of New South Wales, and as far south as Tasmania you can find Cymatoderma elegans. This a large thelophore which grows on wood, with funnel-shaped fruit body on short stalk; and underside grey with shallow ridges. Most Australian instances are var. lamellatum.
Often sticks, blades of grass and other debris can be seen to have been caught in the flesh while the fruit body hasbeen growing. The 'funnel' doesn't seem to have any gills or pores and varies in colour from brown to white with light violet tinges at the edges. The Underside white to light brown, becoming grey. Strong radial ridges may be present at the margin on top or the undersides.
The stem is Very rigid and woody, sometimes off-centre, usually less than half the height of the fruitbody and can be white to brownish.
Fungimap records this only on the Eastern seaboard, but I have seen it thriving in north western Tasmania.
- I normally wouldn't put such a blurry picture up of Cymatoderma elegans. The interesting thing about this is it was foun
- Cymatoderma elegans, immature, on wood, Williams River Walk, Barrington National Park, NSW, Australia, December 26, 200
- Cymatoderma elegans, immature, on wood, Williams River Walk, Barrington National Park, NSW, Australia, December 26, 200
- Cymatoderma elegans, Lord Howe Island (NSW Australia), July 2009. On fallen log.
