After recent good falls of rain, and cool weather, I thought it may be worthwhile reading up to a certain place in Land Cove National Park to see if any Parrot Waxcaps were out.
They were out. After some careful looking, I spotted six fruiting bodies. All were quiet small. The largest being around 2 cm tall. They are very hard to spot – being in a gloomy spot, small in size, and often camouflaged by moss and other vegetation. These are what I believe are members of the Gliophorus psittacinus species group.
This is the first one I saw –
And then a second –
And then these two –
In the photo above, you can see another one in the top left. I dint spot it for a while.
I was diverted by this small coral – Ramariopsis sp.
And then the last two of the Gliophorus psittacinus species group –
Some more waxcaps nearby. Cuphophyllus austropratensis –
Also in this small area are a lot of corals.
Clavulinopsis amoena
Clavaria pusio
Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea
These look more like Clavulinopsis sulcata –
Probably Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea –
Clavulinopsis amoena
Macrotyphula juncea
Are these Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea? They are sometimes branched.
Austroboletus niveus
Corybas sp. Orchids
Ramaria sp.
The next lot, I spotted walking out –
Cortinarius archeri
Hydnum sp.
Ramaria sp.
So this was a short but very worthwhile visit.