Merri Fungi - Green Staining Coral Fungi is having a good season
Channel: FunFungi Ecology
Date: 2020-06-08

Not all fungi are common and widespread. Some are uncommon or rare The local Australian project by Fungimap aims to share more information about these 'Lost Fungi' and hopes people will look for them to help us learn more about their biology for conservation.

The Green Staining Coral Fungi is one of these Lost Fungi. It appears to be having a good year fruiting along the banks of the Merri Creek. This can be tricky to see as it blends in with the background so people will need keen eyes to spot it. There is a picture in the the free local pocket guide 'Look for our Fungi - Merri Creek'. A more detailed description can be found in the Lost Fungi pages on the Fungimap website.

Friends of Merri Creek is working with Sapphire from Fungi4Land to help raise awareness about fungi as part of healthy landscape management.

Thanks to Thespina for volunteering her time to make the videos and Fungimap for making conservation information about Lost Fungi freely available.

To learn more check out these pages:
friendsofmerricreek.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Fungi_Guide.pdf
inaturalist.org/projects/fungimap-australia
fungimap.org.au/lost-fungi/other-lost-fungi/
fungi4land.com/
funfungiecology.com/
friendsofmerricreek.org.au