Fungi at Blue Gum Reserve – 23 June 2024

I entered the Reserve via the track at tree end of Greville St, and when I reached the main track, I first explored downstream. I soon found some very nice fungi.

Not far down the track, I found a cluster of Cantharellus cinnabarinus

I found a huge amount of very large coral fungi.

Clavulinopsis sp.

Then I reached the area where I had seen a lot of wacxcaps on my previous visit.  This is the same cluster of Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata that I photographed on that visit –

And some more of the abundant unknown waxcap – Hygrocybe sp.

And some waxcaps that were not there on the previous visit. Hygrocybe astatogala

Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata

And these we’re not here previously – Humidicutis helicoides

Hygrocybe leucogloea

Humidicutis helicoides

Hygrocybe griseoramosa

This species has very complex gills –

Cuphophyllus austropratensis

Hygrocybe astatogala

Hygrocybe sp.

Hygrocybe sp.

Mots of the massive cluster of Gloioxanthomyces chromolimoneus that I saw previously has turned to mush. These were not too bad –

I then walked back up the track a bit to where I had seen some Hygrocybe anomala. This time I had a good look around and found many interesting species.

Hygrocybe anomala

Nearby was a lot of this species. Hygrocybe sp. –

The gills have a pale lilac tint –

Hygrocybe anomala

Nearby was some Clavaria fragilis

Hygrocybe anomala

Clavulinopsis sulcata

This Clavaria fragilis was huge – about 15 cm tall. I thought it may be something else, but with some later checking, I found it can get large and furrowed.

A very large Clavulinopsis sulcata – 

I walked back up the track past the scout hall to the upper section of the Reserve without finding much more.

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