Tag Archives: Hygrophoraceae

Bola Creek Fungi – 22 June 2016

A field trip to Bola Creek by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc had been canceled the previous Saturday because of bad weather. I thought I would be worth having a look to see what fungi was out when the weather … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek – Fungi and Orchids – 16 June 2016

I thought it was about time to see if any new fungi had sprung up along the Wolli Creek valley following the big storms two weekends earlier. I wandered down the Two Valley Track from Bexley North to Tempe. Not … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 3 June 2016

There had been some recent rain. Not a lot, but enough I hoped for some fungi to be out along Wolli Creek. There was not that much out, but I did manage to find a few nice things including three … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 23 July 2015

Another trip to record the fungi that were out. Despite having been fairly dry – a fair bit were out in selected parts of Sassafras Gully. Here is a selection of what I saw, which included a large variety of hygrocybes … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 10 – 11 July 2015

Two more visits to Wolli Ck. The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc had a field activity on 11 July at Wolli Creek and I thought since the area is close to where I live that I would visit it the … Continue reading

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More Fungi Photography – 19-28 June 2015

In recent days the abundance of fungi near Sydney has been amazing. I’m not sure whether it is due to suitable weather for fungi fruiting (cool and wet) or due to better observing and increased knowledge of what and where to … Continue reading

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More Lane Cove Hygrophoraceae – 18 June 2015

After recent rain another trip to the Lane Cove area was warranted to look for more fungi. I particularly wanted to see more species of the family Hygrophoraceae. This family of fungi are the so called “waxy caps” and includes the genera … Continue reading

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More Hygrocybes from the Lane Cove Area – 12 June 2015

After Sassafras Gully, my next fungi trip was to the Lane Cove area again to see how things were going there. I found a lot of fresh fungi out, and I was also very fortunate to bump into Ray and … Continue reading

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More Fungi from Sassafras Gully – 11 June 2015

After a recent trip down Sassafras Gully, I was keen to return to see how the fungi was going. I had found some strange fungi on the last trip and I was interested to see if any more was out. … Continue reading

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Colourful Fungi in Lane Cove Bushland Park – 23 May 2015

Lane Cove Bushland Park is well known for its colourful Hygrophoraceae fungi. It was one place that I regularly visited last yea during the fungi season. This season, the fungi there seemed fairly slow to appear. I went and had … Continue reading

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