After finding some great fungi in Birdwood Gully at Springwood two days before, I thought it would be worthwhile having a look to see what was around in Sassafras Gully on the other side of Springwood.
On this trip, I entered the gully from the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road, and continued down to Glenbrook Creek, then went back up the gully and out via the Wiggins Track.
The fungi was not super abundant, but I did find quite a number of interesting species. Most of the fungi was found along the bottom of the valley – near the main creek.
Lactifluss sp.
Cortinarius rotundisporus
Clavulina subrugosa
Mycena mulawaestris
Russula persanguinea
Hygrocybe sp.
Armillaria sp.
Aleuria aurantia
This was very abundant at one place on the track – at a landslide. And is there one species or two? The orange one and the yellow one? I am not sure, but am inclined to think they are all one species with a genetic color variation. Some of the cups/disks were quite large – 10 cm across or larger.
Lycoperdon subincarnatum
Drechmeria gunnii
Gliophorus graminicolor
Hygrocybe batesii
Gliophorus graminicolor
Microglossum viride
Trichoglossum hirsutum
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Gliophorus graminicolor
Clavulinopsis sulcata
Clavaria zollingeri
Coral Fungus
Humidicutis sp.
I think the above waxcaps are the same as the undescribed species found in Ferndale Park at Chatswood.
Microglossum viride
Clavaria zollingeri
Hygrocybe reesiae
These are developing Clavicorona taxophila –
Hygrocybe austropratensis
Microglossum viride
Gliophorus sp. (or Hygrocybe sp.) ?
This lime coloured waxcap was extremely sticky to touch.
Clavulinopsis amoena
Phaeoclavulina zippelii (and and old – fallen over – Hygrocybe taekeri on the left)
Hygrocybe sp. Very small.
Hygrocybe aurantiopallens
Hygrocybe sp.
Hygrocybe aurantiopallens
Clavaria pusio
Clavaria zollingeri
Hygrophorus involutus
Clavulinopsis sulcata
Hygrocybe sp.
Russula sp.
Hygrocybe batesii
Russula rosea
Drechmeria gunnii
Bolete, Perhaps Boletellus sinapipes –
Clavaria pusio
Perhaps Hygrocybe taekeri –
And I found this nice Midge Orchid near the top of the Wiggins Track.
