Armillaria luteobubalina Watling and Kile in Podger et al. Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 71: 79 (1978)

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Armillaria luteobubalina is a species common to sclerophyll forests. The size is variable, with larger specimens forming clumps of a few individuals, while large colonies of small individuals may cover entire tree stumps. A. luteobubalina is a very active parasite, spreading underground from infected trees by dark, string-like rhizomorphs which invade the roots of adjacent trees. This fungus, when eaten, causes a persistent burning bitter taste. A Field Companion to Australian Fungi B.A. Fuhrer Reprinted by permission. Common Name: Honey Fungus

• Pileus/cap
  35-90mm in diameter, deep yellow or sometimes paler yellow; convex, becoming broader, dry, covered with small, short, rough scales.

• Lamellae/gills
  White, but aging to cream and yellowish, with rusty spots; sinuate; close; with both long and short gills.

• Stipe/stem
  10-22mm wide x 90-170mm tall; white at top, yellowish at centre and rusty to greenish brown at base; tough, with small ring (annulus) near top and small scales below.

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• Spores
  Spore print white, giving a thick deposit.

• Habitat
  On dead and living plants, often in great clumps near the base.

• References
  Fuhrer, B. A Field Companion to Australian Fungi p. 22-23

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