Wolli Creek Fungi – 20 May 2023

I joined a large party from the Sydney Fungal Studies Group, Wolli Creek Preservation Society and visitors, to conduct a fungi survey in Wolli Creek Regional Park. The area that was surveyed lay between Girrahween Park and The Flying Fox Camp. All this land is within the Wolli Creek Regional Park.

During our survey, we found a good variety of fungi out including quite a few waxcaps and corals.

On a side track, we found a small amount of this beautiful, small coral fungus out – Ramariopsis crocea.

Cortinarius rotundisporus

Laccaria sp.

I think this is Microporus xanthopus

Boletellus deceptivus

Hydnum repandum

Clavulina subrugosa

Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea

Psilocybe subaeruginosa

Cuphophyllus austropratensis

Gliophorus graminicolor

Gliophorus sp.

Gliophorus graminicolor

Clavulinopsis amoena

Clavulinopsis sp.

Gloioxanthomyces chromolimoneus

Clavulinopsis amoena

Gliophorus viridis

Humidicutis viridimagentea

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One of the group, Phil. spotted these rare waxcaps hiding under ferns. I counted about 12 in total. This is the best display of this particular fungus I have seen.

Gliophorus graminicolor

Hygrocybe taekeri

The specimen had fallen over and was in poor condition. But, I think it is the first time this species has been found in Wolli Ck Regional Park. A good find.

Entoloma sp.

Trichoglossum hirsutum

Geoglossum sp.

Leratiomyces ceres

Perhaps Hemimycena sp.

Russula persanguinea

Geoglossum sp.

And another group of Ramariopsis crocea

Clavulina vinaceocervina

I am not sure what these are –

Lycoperdon sp.

The photos above are only a subset of what we found. Thanks to all who came along and helped spot some of this wonderful fungi. Also – special thanks to Sam Woodrow, the ranger in charge of Wolli Creek Regional Park for granting permission for the group to conduct the survey. Also thanks to Deb Little from WCPS for organising their members to participate.

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