I was pleased to be able to take part in the field study at Bola Creek in Royal National Park with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. As well as members and visitors, we were joined on this field study by some of the volunteer bush regenerators from the Friends of Royal National Park.
We found a reasonable amount of interesting fungi out. Here is a selection of what we found.
Stropharia formosa
Spider infected with a Cordyceps like fungus – perhaps Cordyceps bassiana –
Russula marangania
Lactifluus sect. Piperati
Calocera sinensis
Crepidotus variabilis
Cruentomycena viscidocruenta
Mycena lazulina
It was nice to find this very tiny blue luminous fungi out again.
Favolus manipularis
Small cups – Perhaps Lachnum virgineum
Clavulinopsis amoena
Cyptotrama asprata
Hygrocybe sp.
Porpolomopsis lewelliniae
Clavaria zollingeri
Sanguinoderma rude
I am not sure what this is, growing on a stick –
Phallus multicolor
Phaeoclavulina zippelii
Lactifluus wirrabara
We spotted this large polypore growing under a tree. Thanks to Micheal Priest for identifying it as Neolentiporus maculatissimus.
Cantherellus sp.
We spotted this small polypore growing on a dirt bank. It did not bruise red. It seems to be the same species as one I have seen in Birdwood Gully at Springwood.
Boletellus deceptivus
Lachnum lachnoderma
Cortinarius sp.
Cymatoderma elegans
Ophiocordyceps robertsii
Very tiny – Hemimycena sp.?
Lycoperdon subincarnatum
And we spotted two slime moulds.
Slime Mould – Hemitrichia sp.
Slime Mould – Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Crossing Bola Creek –
We had a very interesting and successful field study – the first of the season. Many thanks to Ray and Elma Kearney for arranging permission and NPWS ranger Patsy Nagle for granting this, and also to the Friends of Royal National Park for coming along and contributing in spotting many wonderful fungi.