I had been keen to get to Sassafras Gully to check out the early season fungi for a while now – but had been reluctant to commit to a trip because of adverse weather forecasts. For this trip, the forecast was not the best – some showers were possible, but in the end it turned out quite a good day. I saw a lot of interesting things including some beautiful light blue Entolomas.
I started on the track down to the gully from Sassafras Gully Road, and then walk down to the Lagoon at Glenbrook Creek, then along the creek and out via Magdala Creek.
Early on, I spotted some nice orchids –
Bonnet Orchid – Cryptostylis erecta
Small Tongue Orchid – Cryptostylis leptochila
And here is some fungi I saw along the way –
Postia punctata
I am not sure what these ones are –
Russula viridis
Coltricia australica
Tylopilus ballouii
Gomphus sp.
Trogia sp.
Omphalotus nidiformis
And then I found this nice slime mould –
At the junction with the Victory Track, I walked up it a short way. I often find Cordyceps in this area, and sure enough they were there –
Ophiocordyceps robertsii
And there were some Entolomas –
Cyptotrama asprata
Strobilomyces sp.
Sanguinoderma rude
Here is a developing Bolete –
And another slime mould, Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa –
Further along the track, I found a nice cluster of Hygrocybe miniata in a place I often see them –
Entoloma sp.
I am not sure what these are –
This large fungus could be Chlorophyllum molybdites
And I was surprised and delighted to see a cluster of Microglossum viride –
And also some Clavaria zollingeri –
Entoloma sp.
Entoloma virescens –
I found two clusters of these not far apart. I later found a few individual ones spears our along Magdala Creek.
Hygrocybe miniata
Tylopilus ballouii
Russula lenkunya
Entoloma sp.
Russula persanguinea
Dogs Vomit Slime Mould – Fuligo septica
Russula sp?
Tylopilus sp.
Hygrocybe miniata
“Tylopilus” cyanogranulifer (probably)
And this took me to Martins Falls.
Gyroporus mcnabbii
Entoloma virescens
Perhaps Entoloma sp.
Slime Mould – Stemonitis sp.
According to Bolete expert, Roy Halling, this is “Xerocomus” macnabii. Preliminary DNA points to Pulveroboletus.
Tylopilus ballouii
Amanita xanthocephala
Cantherellus concinnus
Boletes
Polyporus melanopus
Entoloma virescens
Pluteus romellii
