Family: Strophariaceae

Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Basidiomycetes:> Agaricales:> Strophariaceae:> Hypholoma, Pholiota, Psilocybe, Stropharia, Weraroa.

The cuticle of the cap is characteristically made up of narrow tubular hyphae, and the spore are dark, yellow-brown to purle-brown, with an apical pore. This family also includes the hallucinogenic fungi of the genus Psilocybe. As well as a number of Sequestrate Fungi.

Genus: Hypholoma

Species: Hypholoma fasciculare (Fries) Kummer A bright yellow mushroom that can be found thought out the year on fallen logs or stumps of deciduous trees.
Common Name: Sulfur tuft Found: Native forest Substrate: Wood Spore: Black	Height: 50 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Edible: Poisonous

Species: Hypholoma brunneum (Massee) Reid Grows on wood in small clusters during autumn - winter
Common Name: None Found: Native forest Substrate: Found on wood in small groups or singly Spore: Brown	Height: 60 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Early autumn to winter Edible: No

Genus: Pholiota

Species: Pholiota aurivella Has a yellow glutinous cap, with scales floating in it. Scales also on stipe
Common Name: None Found: Native forest Substrate: Found on wood in small groups. Spore: Brown	Height: 120 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn to early winter Edible: No

Species: Pholiota subflammans
Common Name: None Found: Native forest Substrate: Wood Spore: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Pholiota species
Common Name: None Found: Native forest Substrate: Wood Spore: Brown	Height: 40 mm Width: 15 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Genus: Psilocybe

Species: Psilocybe aucklandii
Common Name: None Found: Native forest Substrate: Ground Spore: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Psilocybe coprophila (Bull.) P. Kumm. Growing on decaying faecal matter
Common Name: Dung-loving psilocybe Found: Private Farm Substrate: Cow dung Spore: ?	Height: 30 mm Width: 10 mm Season: Autumn to early winter Edible: No

Species: Psilocybe subaeruginosa Johnston Growing on decaying wood.
Common Name: Little blues Found: Wood chip mulch Substrate: Organic material Spore: ?	Height: 80 mm Width: 15 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Genus: Stropharia

Species: Stropharia aurantiaca (Cooke) M. Imai Found throughout the year after rain on wood chip.
Common Name: None Found: Wood chip gardens Substrate: Wood chip Spore: Purple brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Stropharia rugosoannulata Farl. ex Murrill
Common Name: King Stropharia Found: Commercially grown Substrate: Wood chip Spore: Purple brown	Height: 150 to 200 mm Width: 100 to 300 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Yes

Species: Stropharia semiglobata (Batsch : Fries) Most common on horse dung.
Common Name: None Found: Farm Land Substrate: Horse dung Spore: Purplish-brown	Height: 60 mm Width: 12 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Genus: Weraroa

This genus of fungi are referred to as sequestrate fungi which means that they have lost there ability to forceful eject there spores. In stead they relies on insects and birds to eat and disperse them.

Species: Weraroa erythrocephala (Tul) Sing.&Smith.
Common Name: Red Pouch Fungus Found: Native forest Substrate: Forest floor Spores: Brown	Height: 50 mm Width: 35 mm Season: Autumn through to spring after rain. Edible: No

Species: Weraroa novaezelandiae (G. Cunn.) Singer These fungi ofen have no external stipe, but there is still a central column of white sterile tissue running up the middle of the fruit body.
Common Name: None Found: Native forest Substrate: Forest leaf litter Spores: Brown	Height: 30 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Weraroa virescens (Massee) Sing. & Smith. A fungi with an unexpended head but with well developed stalk and columella, gleba sometimes very gill-like.
Common Name: Blue pouch fungi Found: Native forest Substrate: Forest leaf litter Spores: Brown	Height: 40 mm Width: 15 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

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