Tag Archives: Hygrophoraceae

Nature at Sassafras Gully – 8 January 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Dave Noble

I joined Wendy on a walk down Sassafras Gully at Springwood, and we had a most fascinating outing. I was hoping to see some orchids – we did. We spotted two nice species not long after setting out down the track … Continue reading →

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More Fungi in the Chatswood – Lane Cove Area – 8 August 2016

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

I wanted to head back up to Ferndale Park to see how the mystery pink waxcaps were going. I think this is a species who’s fruiting body starts off green and as it ages it changes to orange and then pink. … Continue reading →

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Back to Royal National Park – National Falls and Fungi at Bola and Palona Creeks – 7 August 2016

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant day out, accompanied by Digi Dave. We headed to the southern part of Royal National Park with our cameras. Our intention was to photograph fungi at Bola and Palona Creeks, but on our way we stopped … Continue reading →

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More Sassafras Gully Fungi – 6 August 2016

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Dave Noble

With the fungi season drawing to a close I wanted to visit Sassafras Gully at least one more time to see if any more waxcaps (members of the family Hygrophoraceae) were out. So far the season has been fairly poor … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 August 2016

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Dave Noble

After seeing good fungi at Ferndale Park the day before, I thought it worth checking out Wolli Creek again. This time I started at Bexley North and walked down the Two Valleys Track to just below Turrella Reserve (and then … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park Fungi – The Mystery Pink Waxcaps – 4 August 2016

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been raining and I did not want to travel too far, so I headed back to Ferndale Creek at Chatswood to have another look at some of the mysterious pink waxcaps. The evening before I had been looking at … Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park – 1 August 2016

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dave Noble

I headed back to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to look for any new fungi. I ended up spending an interesting morning there. There seemed to be a fair bit more of the pink waxcap out. 

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Sassafras and Birdwood Gully Fungi – 28 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a return trip to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to have a better look around for waxcaps in the middle part of  the creek and also I had time for a look in for fungi in a short section … Continue reading →

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Chatswood to Macquarie Park Fungi Walk – 27 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent day of fungi spotting and photography. Conditions were quite good. I started at Chatswood Station and walked down to Ferndale Park, then a short road walk to  Blue Gum Reserve, and I followed a rough track down Blue … Continue reading →

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More Colourful Lane Cove Fungi – 26 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another trip to the Lane Cove area to look for and photograph fungi, in particular – waxcaps. The trip was quite successful. Here are some photos of some of the waxcaps that I found – 

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