Adelaide Hills FungaMycena interrupta (Pixie’s Parasol)

Funga is a recent term to describe and classify the kingdom Fungi. The term seeks to simplify projects that are oriented toward implementation of educational and conservation goals in the remarkable world of this group of living organism.

The kingdom Fungi encompasses a group of organisms we commonly refer to as mushrooms, toadstools, lichen, moss, moulds and yeasts.

Coral Fungi (genus Ramaria), Mark Oliphant Conservation Park SA © Marianne Broug
Coral Fungi (genus Ramaria), Mark Oliphant Conservation Park SA © Marianne Broug

Pixie’s Parasol (Mycena interrupta) is a rare fungus in South Australia. With the blue cap and a white stem, they are found growing on dead logs and tree trunks.

Mycena interrupta, Mark Oliphant Conservation Park SA © Marianne Broug
Mycena interrupta, Mark Oliphant Conservation Park SA © Marianne Broug
Emperor Cortinar (Cortinarius archeri), Crafers - Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Emperor Cortinar (Cortinarius archeri), Crafers – Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Yellow Earth Buttons (Phaeohelotium baileyanum), Crafers - Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Yellow Earth Buttons (Phaeohelotium baileyanum), Crafers – Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Elegant Blue Webcap (Cortinarius rotundisporus), Crafers - Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Elegant Blue Webcap (Cortinarius rotundisporus), Crafers – Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Browned Pixie-cup Lichen (Cladonia cervicornis), Crafers - Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug
Browned Pixie-cup Lichen (Cladonia cervicornis), Crafers – Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug

This section is a work in progress…

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Marianne Broug / Author / Contributor Marianne Broug
  2. 5 fungi you’ll find in the Adelaide Hills, Department of Environment and Water, https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/posts/2016/08/winter-fungi
  3. Fungi of Adelaide and the Hills, Department of Environment and Water, https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/landscape/docs/hf/2017-fungi-of-the-adelaide-hills-gen.pdf
  4. Cleland Wildlife Park, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia, https://www.clelandwildlifepark.sa.gov.au/
  5. Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia, https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/mark-oliphant-conservation-park
  6. Mylor Conservation Park, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia, https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/mylor-conservation-park
  7. Wittunga Botanic Garden, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, https://www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/visit/wittunga-botanic-garden

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