tiabunna's photos with the keyword: toadstool

I'd seen photos of Fly Agaric toadstools overseas, but although I had read that they have found their way to Australia, these were the first I'd seen. Apparently they usually grow near pine trees and that was indeed the case, but I had been led to believe that they are associated with fairies. Maybe if I'd taken a bite I'd have also seen those as these apparently have hallucinogenic properties. :-) See also PiP (copied below).

I shall not pretend to know the species of this fungus, suffice to say that it was about 2.5cm across and growing from the side of a plastic garden pot that had fractured. A second shot in the note shows the upper surfaces.