I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group for their field study at Wolli Ck Regional Park. The group, and visitors, met at Girrahween Park, and then set off along the track downstream on the lookout for fungi.
Humidicutis viridimagentea
Conditions had been very dry, and I was not expecting a lot of fungi to be out, but with a large number of observers, we found a reasonable amount. Although a lot of what we found was dried out and in a poor condition.
Here is some that we found –
Microporus xanthopus
Cortinarius sp.
Cuphophyllus austropratensis
Inocybe sp.
Inocybe sp.
Polypore
A rather old and damaged Hydnum repandum –
Clavulina sp.
Humidicutis viridimagentea
Gliophorus graminicolor
Gloioxanthomyces sp.
Entoloma sp.
Hygrocybe anomala var. ianthinomarginata
Hygrocybe anomala
And then some of the keen observers along on the survey spotted some unusual things. We thought the first was some type of coral fungi, but it is more likely to be fern growth –
And this seemed like a puffball wrapped around privet. But opening it up revealed it was created by insect larval stage –
Cortinarius sp.
Lycoperdon sp.
Cuphophyllus austropratensis
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Hypoxylon sp.
Another good fungal survey. I would like to thank the NPWS Ranger in charge of Wolli Ck Regional Park, Sam Woodrow, for granting permission for the survey to go ahead.