Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Strange fungus ID? Coorang penninsula, SA, 0 by pyromomma

pyromomma wrote:
Greetings
I just returned from a wonderful trip to Australia and New Zealand.
I saw several sorts of plants etc. that we could not identify. Can anyone tell me what sort of fungus this is? It was near the coast in sandy mallee. On a nature trail in the Coorang Peninsula SE of Adelaide, but we also saw it in New Zealand in the Kiwi house at Otorohangi.
Anyone have an idea what it is called? it is very beautiful in a weird way!
Thanks in advance
Lorie in South Carolina USA