DSC_6273 Olive honeycap, or harore (Armillaria novae-zelandiae) growing from the trunk of a living tree, although it also grows from dead and dying trees as well. This fungus is an aggressive pathogen capable of killing a range of tree species and decomposing their wood. Nina Valley, Lewis Pass *
DSC_6285 Olive honeycap, or harore (Armillaria novae-zelandiae) growing from the trunk of a living tree, although it also grows from dead and dying trees as well. This fungus is an aggressive pathogen capable of killing a range of tree species and decomposing their wood. Nina Valley, Lewis Pass *
