Xerula australis

(H. Dorfelt) R.H. Peterson

Southern Rooting Shank Fungus

TricholomataceaeMushrooms
Xerula australis
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Xerula australis
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Xerula australis
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(c) johnnybwoodside, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

Xerula australis, the Southern Rooting Shank Fungus, is a mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae found in temperate regions.

Wikipedia

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Xerula australis is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae that is found in Australia. It was originally described in 1984 by German mycologist Heinrich Dörfelt.

Names & Synonyms
Xerula radicata var. australis H. DorfeltOudemansiella radicata var. australis (H. Dorfeldt) D.N. Pegler & T.W.K. Young
References (1)
  • Bougher, N.L. & Syme, K., 1998, Fungi of Southern Australia. UWA Press p 220

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