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Fungi in the Lane Cove and Chatswood Area – 15 June 2017

I had a very pleasant day in the Lane Cove areas looking for and photographing fungi. I started the day at a site near Lane Cove and found a reasonable amount of fungi out, including quite a few waxcaps. Here … Continue reading

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

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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More Colourful Lane Cove Fungi – 26 July 2016

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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Colourful Fungi in the Lane Cove Area – 17 July 2016

I spent a nice day in the Lane Cove area looking for waxcaps and other colourful fungi. I was pleased to find a fair bit out. Here is some of what I found – 

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Fungi Around Chatswood – 30 June 2016

Last year, on one of my walks down the Lane Cove River, I had walked out to Chatswood via Blue Gum Creek. On that trip, I had followed a rough old track all the way up the creek to the … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Area Fungi – 27 June 2016

Some colourful fungi in the Lane Cove area – Most of the fungi I photographed were waxcaps – members of the family Hygrophoraceae. However, when compared to last year the number out was much smaller – both in total quantity and variety. … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Fungi – 3 July 2015

Another trip to see how the fungi was going. between this and my previous visit it has been quite dry – so the fungi was not as abundant as before. Here is a selection of what I saw – 

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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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