This was another in a series of trips to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to investigate the fungi. I was invited to join Liz, who lives at Winmalee on an outing there.
We found quite a few corals out. But one we were looking for – that has a beautiful strawberry pink colour alluded us. Last year, we both saw in on a trip in early February of that year. Liz had also seen it earlier than that. But we did find quite a few other species. Here are some –
We did not find that many Waxcaps out. Here are some, likely to be Hygrocybe miniata –
But the Gomphus we had seen last visit was certainly larger and better developed now.
We saw a number of these small white fungi growing on dirt banks and moss covered rocks –
This appears to be Rimbachia cf. bryophila.
We also a wide range of Boletes. Here are some –
The one above has tiny white objects on its cap. I am not sure what they are. Tiny grubs or tine seeds? Here is a closer view.
We also saw two examples of Cordyceps. Here is some Cordyceps gunnii –
And some Ophiocordyceps robertsii –
Both of these species are fairly common, but this is the first time we have seen them in Birdwood Gully.
Here is some of the other fungi we saw –
And some of the slime moulds –
We also two occurrences of this strange thing – white stuff all over a shoot –
We don’t know if the white stuff is the early stage of slime mould, or it has some other origin.