I wanted to head back up to Ferndale Park to see how the mystery pink waxcaps were going. I think this is a species who’s fruiting body starts off green and as it ages it changes to orange and then pink.
At the park – I soon found a few of the waxcaps in their green form. There did not seem to be any out that were pink, although some were certainly changing from green. I spent a fair bit of time looking around at the locations where I had found the species on previous visits.
On the way back along the track, I happened to notice another cluster of the “pink waxcaps”. These were really close to the track – but being in their green form and growing amongst moss were very hard to see unless you looked carefully. More photos.
I then looked around to see if I could relocate some tiny cup fungi I had seen on my previous visit. I failed, but I did spot some nice green clubs – Microglossum viride. I have seen this species before in the Blue Mountains at Coachwood Glen and in Sassafras Gully. I think this is the first time I have seen them in the metropolitan area.
Nearby was a nice and fresh purple coral fungi – Clavaria zollingeri.
After taking a series of photos, I started looking to see what else was out. I noticed a few small clusters if a strange white coral fungi. White coral fungi is not uncommon, but this one unusually was branched.
Higher up on one of the side tracks I found a small cluster of what I think is Gliophorus viscidibrunnea.
I found some other nice fungi out – and recorded them with photos (and a nice greenhood orchid) –
More photos from Ferndale Park are online here.
I then walked to another nearby location in Lane Cove to see what was out there. I found quite a bit – and spent the rest of the afternoon there. Here are some photos –
More photos can be found online on my website here.