The weird and wonderful world of fungus

Geoff Lay

Anglesea Memorial Hall, McMillan Street

Have you ever wondered about those brightly coloured mushrooms you saw on walks, or in your backyard or even in the lawn? Fungus forms beneficial associations with over 90 per cent of all plants worldwide. What do they do? How are they named? Been scared to ask, but had no one to ask anyway?

Fungi are little understood but they are everywhere.  At this month’s Angair Talk , longtime bushwalker and photographer Geoff Lay will show you the different types of fungus and describe the role they perform in the environment.

Aseroe rubra

Find out about rings and veils, caterpillar murderers, stinkhorns and earthstars and which fungus was brought to Australia to help the dreaded pine trees grow better and which one stinks worse than rotting flesh.