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The following is a list of 50 species of fungi observed on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve. It includes both those positively identified to the exact species as well as those incompletely identified. Note that many fungi do not have common names.

All species listed are native to the area.

Common name	Scientific name	hover over image to see name click to enlarge
A mushroom	Agaricus sp.
Vermilion grisette	Amanita xanthocephala
A mushroom	Amanita sp.
A bolete mushroom	Boletus sp.
A puffball	Bovista sp.
Purple-spored puffball	Calvatia cyathiformis
A puffball	Calvatia sp.
A mushroom	Chlorophyllum/Macrolepiota sp.
	Clitocybe s. l.
	Collybia s. l.
An Inkcap	Coprinellus sp.
	Cortinarius sp.
	Crinipellis australis
Ruby Bonnet	Cruentomycena viscidocruenta
Green skinhead	Dermocybe austroveneta
A puffball	Disciseda australis
An earthstar	Geastrum sp.
Spectacular Rustgill	Gymnopilus junonius
A Wasp Nest Polypore	Hexagonia vesparia
A waxcap	Hygrocybe sp.
A waxcap	Hygrocybe sp. 'red'
Unnamed	Inocybe sp.
White-spored mycrorhizal mushroom	Laccaria sp. [2 different species]
A polypore fungus	Laetiporus portentosus
Unidentified genus	Lepiota s.l.
Slender Parasol	Macrolepiota clelandii
White parasol	Macrolepiota dolichaula
A mushroom	Macrolepiota sp.
A pin mould	Mucorales sp. (order)
	Mycena sp. [2 different species]
A wood fungus	Oedohysterium sinense
Rooting shank	Oudemansiella 'radicata group'
An Inkcap	Parasola sp.
A polypore fungus	Perenniporia ochroleuca
	Phaeohelotium (Discinella terrestris aggregate)
A puffball	Pisolithus marmoratus
A polypore fungus	Polyporus arcularius
A small dung button or nail fungus	Poronia erici/punctata
Scarlet bracket	Pycnoporus coccineus
Scarlet bracket (other)	Pycnoporus sp.
A Coral fungus	Ramaria sp.
An 'inverted' fugus	Resupinatus sp.
Earth balls	Scleroderma sp.
Stalkball	Tulostoma sp.
Unclassified/unidentified puffballs	1 species
Unclassified/unidentified Agaricus species	3 species

For more photos of fungi from the Pinnacle, see our fungi photo gallery

and the following link to the Canberra Nature Map

https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Locations/Guide/63/1696