Fungi, Slime Moulds and Orchids at Birdwood Gully – 24 February 2021

I was a bit worried about the weather as I headed up to Springwood, and it was raining lightly as I left the station and walk to the star of the track. But the rain turned out to be relatively minor and the fungi was quite good.

I started down from Boland Avenue and walked down towards Springwood Creek. I then walked up the track towards Lucinda Avenue (I found an old sign saying the creek there was Shelly Creek). I later returned the same way.

Here is some of the fungi I found –

Cantherellus concinnus

Amanita ochrophylla

Sanguinoderma rude

Cyptotrama asprata

And now for some Boletes.

Tylopilus ballouii

Boletellus emodensis – 

Boletellus sp.  –

Notice the slime mould in the above photo.

Boletellus emodensis –

Toothed Jelly – Pseudohydnum gelatinosum –

Entoloma sp.

Perhaps Psathyrella echinata –

Coltricia australica –

Ramaria ochracea – 

Entoloma viriscens –

This white fungi was growing in a cave and was very small. I am not sure what it is.

This one could perhaps be Arrhenia sp. –

Clavulina subrugosa –

Postia sp. – 

The ones below are another puzzle. I saw them growing i the same location last year. They are small – perhaps 15 mm tall and growing on dirt bank. They have pores rather than gills.

Cheimonophyllum candidissimum – 

Entoloma sp. – 

Pluteus sp. –

Hygrocybe miniata – 

Phallus indusiatus – 

Tremella globispora – 

Bisporella citrina –

Clavulinopsis sulcata – 

And now for some slime moulds.

I don’t know what this first one is –

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa – 

This one was being consumed –

And I found this one in several places –

Tubifera sp. – 

And the orchids.

Perhaps Pterosylis acuminata –

Perhaps Chiloglottis seminuda –

Thanks to Fiona Benyon and Colin Gibson for id suggestions.