Lane Cove Valley - Fungi and Orchids - 17 June 2016

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The fungi identifications here that I made are only amateurish - and I would appreciate any additions or corrections.

These photos were taken on a walk from Thornleigh to Macquarie Park along the Great North Walk



Above - Clavulinopsis sulcata





Above - Cortinarius rotundisporus



Above - Greenwood Orchid - (Pterostylis nutans) tangled up a bit with a vine (Morinda jasminoides) - thanks to Peter Woodard and Roger Lembit for the id's.



Above - Cortinarius sp



Above - Jelly fungus - perhaps Dacrymyces sp?



Above - Jelly fungus - perhaps Dacrymyces sp?



Above - Orchid - Acianthus fornicatus - thanks to Peter Woodard for the id



Above - Austropaxillus infundibuliformis



Above - Russula rosea





Above - Omphalotus sp



Above - Omphalotus sp



Above - Entoloma sp



Above - I found lots of these all along the upper part of the river. Small round fluffy balls. About 10 - 15 mm across. On the dirt and on leaf litter





Above - Omphalotus sp



Above - Cortinarius rotundisporus





Above - Cortinarius rotundisporus



Above - Ramaria sp



Above - This is much larger than the small white fluffy blobs. This seems to be a type of pin mould. Perhaps 20 cm high.



Above - I found these strange things near the base of a tree. Perhaps a type of spine fungi? Perhaps Hydnellum sp or Craterellus sp?









Above - Perhaps Mycena aff. epipterygia?



Above - Armillaria sp



Above - Armillaria sp



Above - Lichenomphalia chromacea







Above - Perhaps Hydnellum auratile?



Above - Perhaps Hydnellum auratile?



Above - Perhaps Hydnellum sp?



Above - Perhaps Hydnellum sp?



Above - Phellodon niger



Above - Orchid - Acianthus fornicatus



Above - Orchid - Acianthus fornicatus



Above - Coltricia cinnamomea



Above - There were quite a few holes indicative of bandicoots digging for truffles. This one however was quite deep - perhaps 30 cm deep.





Above - Russula rosea



Above - Growing out of the dirt bank on the side of the track near Porters Ck - a slime mould?



Above - A nice fly on the fungus





Above - Ramaria sp

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