This was an activity of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc to survey the fungi in Wolli Creek Regional Park. on the day, we were also joined by members of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society. There had been a fair bit of rain in the lead up, but the morning of the survey seemed reasonable – and we ended up having almost no rain while we were surveying. The fungi we found was also quite reasonable.
Here is some of what we saw –
Cortinarius sp.
Bolete – Suillus luteus
Puffball – Scleroderma cepa
Lactarius eucapypti
Mycena sp.
Laccaria sp.
Russula marangania
The next ones are all waxcaps.
Gliophorus graminicolor
Gliophorus chromolimoneus
Hygrocybe griseoramosa
Hygrocybe anomala var. anomala
Hygrocybe aurantiopallens
Good conditions for waxcap fruiting are also good for coral fungi.
Clavulinopsis amoena
Clavulinopsis sulcata
Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea
Clavulinopsis amoena
Ramariopsis crocea
We found this beautiful small coral fungus growing in two quite separate areas.
Clavaria pusio
Russula rosea
Mycena sp.
Rickenella fibula
Geastrum triplex
Cyptotrama asprata
Armillaria luteobubalina
Inocybe calopedes
Trametes versicolor
Phylloporus rhodoxanthus
Trichoglossum hirsutum
Geoglossum sp.
Auricularia cornea
If you look at the above photo, on the lower left side of the trunk you can see some tiny red lumps. I first assumed this was a slime mould. But, Kerry Millichamp, from the SFSG knew better. She had seen it before and thought it was fungal. She suggested Nectria as the genus, but then it seemed to be – Stilbella aleuriata, but a very similar photo of what looks like the same species recently appeared on the NZ Fungi Facebook Page. That one was identified as – Murinectria polythalama, and I think this is the same. It seems that species has a new name – Nectria pseudotrichia.
This fungus extended right along the trunk of the tree for about 1 m.
So we had a successful morning hunting for fungi.
Many thanks to NPWS ranger Sam Woodrow for granting permission for the group to undertake the survey. And thanks to Deb Little from the Wolli Creek Preservation Society for organising members to attend. Also – special thanks to Ray and Elma Kearney for helping with some of the identifications.