Fungi near Chatswood – 24 May 2021

This was a really good day out, despite some rain, I saw a lot of nice fungi at three different locations. I linked up these locations be walking from Chatswood Station to Macquarie Park Metro Station.

Ferndale Park

The first location was Ferndale Park at Chatswood. When I arrived, it was threatening to rain, so I look around quickly to see what fungi was out. After an hour or so, it said start raining, so I had to suspend my photography. I had almost finished, so had a quick look around and then moved off.

Here is some that I found –

Hygrocybe reesiae

And now for the red waxcaps. Identification here is tricky as a lot of them were very small and not fully developed.

Hygrocybe sp.

Hygrocybe cantherellus

These ones with their high decurrent gills look like Hygrocybe lanecovensis –

These may be Hygrocybe cantherellus –

I looked for the large clusters of Hygrocybe aurantipes that I had seen on my previous visit. Most had now fallen to bits. Here are some that remained –

Hygrocybe apricosa

Humidicutis sp.

This is the Ferndale Park – green – pink waxcap. I could only find one.

Camarophyllopsis sp.

I think this may be Pluteus sp.

Now for some corals.

Clavulinopsis fusiformis –

This may be Clavulinopsis amoena –

Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea –

Clavaria zollingeri –

Aurantiporus pulcherrimus –

And a Greenhood Orchid –

When it started raining, I looked around a bit more under my umbrella, then set off towards Blue Gum Reserve. On the way I passed a small picnic area, where I stopped and had a break under shelter.

Blue Gum Reserve

I found some very nice fungi out, but conditions were quite treacherous. The rain had made the rocks very slippery and the creek was up a bit making crossings difficult. Nevertheless the rain had stopped and I did manage to spot some nice fresh fungi.

Hygrocybe aurantiopallens –

Gliophorus graminicolor –

Humidicutis sp.

I think this may be the same as the Ferndale Park – Green – pink waxcap.

Hygrocybe anomala

These first ones look like Hygrocybe anomala var. anomala –

The next ones look like Hygrocybe anomala var. ianthinmarginata with their mauve tinge to the cap.

This may be Hygrocybe aprocosa –

And some corals, first Ramariopsis simplex –

Clavulinopsis fusiformis –

I then returned to the track and continued down the valley. On the way I found a nice large cluster of Hygrocybe austropratensis –

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Nearby I found some Hygrocybe aurantipes –

I walked down to the Lane Cove River and found a sheltered picnic table to have lunch. Then I started walking upstream. On the way I spotted some birds –

Yellow-faced Honeyeater