After seeing some amazing fungi at Chatswood the day before, I used the afternoon of this day to walk down Wolli Creek from Bexley North to Tempe looking for fungi. I found a reasonable amount out – certainly a lot more than what I had seen on my previous visit, a fungal survey with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group on 29 May. But it looks like I may have left my visit a bit late as some fo the fungi was a bit worse for wear.
Gliophorus chromolimoneus
I will start with waxcaps. In a spot, upstream, where I had seen good waxcaps before, I found a few this visit.
Hygrocybe sp.
I saw a few of this species, all in poor condition. I also found a single Hygrocybe aurantipes – but it was in even worse condition. But there were lots and lots (perhaps 50) Hygrocybe austropratensis, and most in reasonable condition. I think this is a more robust species.
Lower down, near the climbing area, I found some Gliophorus graminicolor –
And some small Hygrocybe virginea –
I think this one may be a Humidicutis viridimagentea –
I also found this single cluster of Gliophorus chromolimoneus in the first photo at this spot.
On a lower level nearer to Turrella Reserve, I found some more Gliophorus graminicolor –
And this one, perhaps Hygrocybe anomala –
Back to some other fungi. Higher up the creek I found this Cyptotrama asprata –
I usually only see this species fairly early in the fungi season.
Here is a coral – Clavulinopsis sp. –
Amanita xanthocephala –
Cortinarius rotundisporus –
Russula rosea –
This is an old bolete –
Lots of Greenhood Orchids were out – Pterostylis nutans –
Lower down the valley, below Turrella Reserve is a spot I often find very good waxcaps, but only late in the season. I thought there may be some out now. No, but I did find a few corals.
Ramariopsis crocea –
Clavulinopsis sulcata –
Clavulinopsis amoena –
