Thursday, May 28, 2015

Fungi report

The Hypholoma acutum are normally found growing in small or large clusters on dead wood in mixed forests and gardens in NZ. They are yellowy brown with a small peak in the centre. They go a blackish brown as they get older. The Hypholoma acutum has black spores. The spores come out the gills when the cap spreads and opens wide like a pancake. These mushrooms only occur from April-May.
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  1. NickiJune 2, 2015 at 3:41 AM

    Great factual information Hannah.
    When you say they only occur at a certain time of the year, what happens to the spores? Do they lie dormant until condition are right to grow?
    Mrs F

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