This was a most interesting field activity with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc to survey the fungi at Bola Creek in Royal National Park. We met at 10 am and then walked down to Bola Creek and next looked for, photographed and in some cases collected fungi till around 12:30 pm. After a lunch break, we discussed what we had found.
What was nice to and was an intriguing turquoise – teal coloured waxcap. We spotted two specimens. From the cap splitting, it looks like it may be a new species of Humidicutis. Here are some more pictures –
Here is another stage waxcap, not yet identified. Perhaps Hygrocybe sp.
Here are some of there other waxcaps that were found –
Hygrocybe austropratensis
Hygrocybe sp.
The smaller ones here are probably Hygrocybe erythrocrenata
Gliophorus graminicolor
This one may be Hygrocybe roseoflavida
While this one could be Hygrocybe iropus
Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata
Hygrocybe anomola var. anomola
Gliophorus chromolimoneus
Hygrophorus involutus
Porpolomopsis lewelliniae
Hygrocybe aurantiopallens
And some of the other fungi –
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Trichoglossum hirsutum
This spine fungus that was growing on a log is the same as one I have been photographing for a few months. It has not changed in that time. It is possibly Steccherinum bourdotii
This may be Entoloma sepiaceovelutinum –
Phaeoclavulina abietina
This used to be a called a Cordyceps, but is now Drechmeria gunnii –
Tremellodendropsis pusio
Here is a Stinkhorn emerging from its “egg” – Phallus indusiatus –
Ramariopsis pulchella
And a slime mould – Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Thanks again to Ray and Elma for organising an excellent field activity, and also for providing some of the more obscure identifications.