Valerie joined me for a very pleasant day in Birdwood Gully at Springwood looking for fungi. We found some nice fruiting fungi on our visit.
We caught a train to Springwood, and after a coffee stop, we were soon walking down the track from Boland Avenue. Here is a selection of what we found – including some orchids.
Hygrocybe sp.
Pixie Cap Orchid (Acianthus fornicatus)
Helmet Orchid (Corybas sp.)
Cobra Greenhood Orchid (Pterostylis grandiflora)
Hygrocybe reesiae
Hygrocybe cantherellus
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Clavulinopsis amoena
Porpolomopsis lewelliniae
Hygrocybe aurantiopallens
Gliophorus graminicolor
Ramariopsis kunzei
Porpolomopsis lewelliniae
Hygrocybe batesii
Hygrocybe cantherellus
Trichoglossum hirsutum
Gliophorus viridis
Gliophorus psittacinus group and Trichoglossum hirsutum
Gliophorus psittacinus group
Gliophorus psittacinus group and Trichoglossum hirsutum
Gliophorus psittacinus group
Hygrocybe erythrocrenata
Cortinarius rotundisporus
Gliophorus graminicolor
Mycena epipterygia group
Hygrocybe erythrocrenata
Hygrocybe cantherellus
Hygrocybe pseudograminicolor
Perhaps Gliophorus graminicolor
Perhaps Hygrocybe pseudograminicolor
Phaeoclavulina ochracea
Small discs
Hypholoma fasciculare
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Perhaps Mycena sp.
Cortinarius rotundisporus
Thanks to Valerie for company during the visit, and helping to spot some of this wonderful fungi.