Observations by oriam

Orange fleshed polypore. Orange inner flesh. Dry, woody texture, but breaks along inner concentric circles, about 3 of them.

Dark brown pore surface, and upper surface.

Cone shaped, with small central attachment into soil, orange colour.

Sample and DNA Collected, OAM.BF12.

Orange shelf polypore, with attachments extending into a surface cover. Paler yellow-orange under shelf , darker orange on surface and on upper surface of shelves. Paler edge of shelves. Subtle concentric zones on shelves. Velvety upper surface.

Pores 2-3mm deep. inner flesh orange, pale yellow spore tubes.

Sample and DNA collected, OAM.BF10.

Small shelf, with majority of form as a cover. toothy pores. Pale margins, with yellowed teeth. Orangey upper surface on shelf, slight banding present.
0.5cm deep pores.
uppersurface paler on young specimens.

Growing on same log as previous observation (OAM.BF8)

Sample and DNA collected, OAM.BF9.

flexible, purple tinged underside, furry upperside. Fan shaped, small stipe. White inner flesh. Pores ~2mm deep. Paler on outer edge. Pore size fades out towards towards edge. Small shelf present on some fruits. Upper surface green when old, may be a moss/algae.

Colled sample and DNA, OAM.BF8

small, 15cm nest from tapering top to tapering bottom. additional 10cm fine tail hanging from base.

I have taken a sample of marasmius rhizomorphs from the tail, which were woven though the rest of the nest too.

If anyone can take a guess as to what bird might have constructed this nest, would be appreciated!

Sample of Marasmius, OAM.BF6

solid white polypore. Small, even pores, ~0.5cm deep and 1mm wide.
Dense, White flesh, rings of darker tissue visible when cut. Smells strongly of Mushroom when cut.
Smooth cap bruises subtly darker brown, also seems to turn brown as cap dries.

Growing on fallen Casuarina log, in creek bed. Multpile older fruits also present on same log.

DNA sample taken. OAM.BF1.