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 Gum Creek to the Lane Cove River. Then after lunch, I followed the Riverside Track to Porters Creek, and then another road walk to Macquarie Park.
The Ferndale Park pink waxcap
At Ferndale Park, I had arranged to meet Peter Woodard, a local botanical enthusiast. He has been observing what appear to be pink waxcaps in the park for several years. I was keene to seem them for myself and to collect some specimens. Peter showed me here the pink waxcaps were located – in a small area near the creek. They would have been hard to find without his aid. All the specimens we found were a little dried out, due to recent windy conditions. But they do appear to be waxcaps and they do not appear to be described. The are quite small – caps about 2 cm across in the largest ones, with a rough pink colour. Their stipe is thin and whitish. Gills are distant and have pink – yellow – green tinges. Continue reading
