Geastrum Fornicatum
Common Name: None Geastrum fornicatum (= G. fenestriatum) is a puffball of the earthstar type, with mycelial layer forming a basal cup, to which are attached the tips of the 4-5 rays; these rays arch under the globose endoperidium, which is ... [... more]
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Marasmius Elegans
Common Name: None Marasmius elegans (= Collybia elegans). Tough agaric with orange brown cap; white gills and stem white above grading to dark below. Map based on Fungimap records to March 2000 [... more]
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Leotia Lubrica
Common Name: Leotia lubrica is a cosmopolitan ascomycete. It grows singly or in small colonies amongst leaf litter on forest floors. The thick stems are very slimy because of a layer of gelatinised hyphae. Map based on Fungimap records to March ... [... more]
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Piptoporus Australiensis
Common Name: Curry Punk Piptoporus australiensis is usually called Curry Punk because of its persistent curry-like odour, even when old and dry. In contrast to other spongy polypores, this species appears to be immune to insect attack. The large ... [... more]
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Tremella Mesenterica
Common Name: Yellow Jelly Fungus Tremella mesenterica grows mainly on dead wood and occasionally living trees, mainly Banksia species. The convoluted form is distinctive, with colour ranging from yellow to orange. Map based on Fungimap records to ... [... more]
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Vibrissea Dura
Common Name: None Club fungus to 30 mm high, with small (to 7 mm diam.) convex, brown or yellowish heads on pale stalks; slimy when fresh. On wood, in wet areas. RARE. Compare Chlorovibrissea, which all have green hues. Map based on Fungimap ... [... more]
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Helvella Villosa
Common Name: None Helvella villosa. Club fungus with grey brown disc to 25 mm diam., on long stem (to 50 mm diam.); outer surface of disc and stem hairy. On ground. RARE. Compare Plectania campylospora. Up to 50mm long, 2-3.5 diameter, slender, ... [... more]
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Fulgoridae
The Family Fulgoridae contains the world's largest and most spectacular planthoppers. They have been given the inaccurate and misleading common name of Lantern flies. It is inaccurate because the name is based on an erroneous report that some ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Black Rugose Trapdoor Spider
Most trapdoor spiders but not all are misleadingly named, as not all species make a door for their burrows. These highly camouflaged entrances are almost undetectable, unless the door is open. The common name covers ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Red Wattlebird
The Red Wattlebird is a large (33 - 37 cm), noisy honeyeater. The common name refers to the fleshy reddish wattle on the side of the neck. The plumage is grey-brown on the body, with prominent white streaks and ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Cupboard Or Brown House Spider
Steatoda spiders build a tangled-looking web with sticky lines (a gum-footed web) under rocks, timber and bark in the bush, so long as a source of prey is available. However, their common name comes from a fondness ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Strap-Toothed Whale
The common name of this whale refers to the unusual strap-like teeth of adult males. These teeth are positioned about halfway along the gape of the long, slender beak, sloping upwards and backwards at an angle of 45° ... [... more]
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