Poronia erici

 
Poronia erici

- Poronia erici Wee Jasper New South Wales, in bushland, outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory July 2008. Growing

Poronia erici

- Poronia erici Wee Jasper New South Wales, in bushland, outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory July 2008. Growing

Poronia erici

- Poronia erici Wee Jasper New South Wales, in bushland, outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory July 2008. Growing

Poronia erici

- Poronia erici Wee Jasper New South Wales, in bushland, outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory July 2008. Growing

Poronia erici

- Poronia erici Wee Jasper New South Wales, in bushland, outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory July 2008. Growing

Poronia erici

- Poronia erici Wee Jasper New South Wales, in bushland, outside Canberra, Australian Capital Territory July 2008. Growing

 

Dung Buttons

These minute fungi were photographed on wombat droppings in the Wee Jasper area of New South Wales. It's sheep country there, but interestingly, not one was spotted on a sheep dropping. The fruit bodies look a lot like minute buttons. They don't gropw on fresh dung, only stuff that seems to be a bit weathered.

The photos were taken in July, deepest Winter. During that week, the temperature rarely got above four degrees Celcius.