I had never visited Montezuma Falls before, and I would think they are one of the more spectacular waterfalls of Tasmania. The walk to the falls is very worthwhile – and easy walk along the embankments and cuttings of a narrow gauge mountain tramway – through magnificent rainforest, and past some old mining history.
Being more on the West Coast, it was much wetter than previous places we had visited, consequently the fungi was generally better.
First some photos from the walk. Here is what the old tramway is like –
Here is an old tramway trestle bridge –
And tight next to the track was this pademelon –
The track passes this old mine –
And Montezuma Falls –
The mines in the area were once operated by the Montezuma Mining Company – hence the name of the falls.
My sister and her husband continued past Montezuma Falls and went further along the old tramway to see another waterfall – Rawlinson Falls. That left me plenty of time to look for and photograph fungi. This suited me fine.
Now for a selection of fungi –
Mycena interrupta
Mycena austrororida
Entoloma sp.
Coral fungus
Cortinarius sp.
Leotica lubrica
Cortinarius sp.
Unknown species –
Lycoperdon sp.
Ramaria filicola
Ascocoryne sarcoides
Mycena sp.
Entoloma sp.
Hypholoma sp.
Pholiota malicola
Helotioum tasmanicum species complex
Pholiota malicola
Agaricus sp
Mycena austrororida
Mycena sp.
Unknown species –
Mycena austrororida
Russula sp.
Mycena sp.
Hypholoma sp.
Gliophorus graminicolor
Hygrocybe astatogala
Limacella sp.
Hygrocybe reesiae
Mycena sp.
This was a Lichen fruiting body growing on a rock at the carpark –
Many thanks to my sister for proposing this excellent excursion and to her husband for driving out. Also thanks to Genevieve Gates for some of the i.d.’s.