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Género PaxillusObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
A 'fairy ring' of paxius. Don't think I have observed fairy rings with mycorrhizal species before, although have seen lines before.
Find this intriguing. Does it indicate where the roots are infected? Or is it the area of mycelium that the species covers?
And why is the ring off set from the trunk - is at the drip line of the tree which must be 2-3 decades old. So is this infection post planting?
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Género InocybeObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
With pin oak, throughout the area where pin oaks were found.
No aroma in field
No bulb, growing as singles or clusters
Closest visual match of known in NZ species is Inocybe sindonia but enough differences that this could be something new.
General environment. Open cast coal rehabilitation site turned into park on edge of town. Exotic trees have been planted in blocks, varying in size and shape. But repeating the same species where are dominated by aciccia, eucalyptus, pin oak, macrocarpa and japanese cedar. Is a patch of conifers as well.
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Género RhizopogonObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Most likely with pin oak. But could be with beech or poplar. Was not aware that rhizopogon species changed color with bruising.
When I picked it up, was white color. However when rolling it around in my hand for a few minutes while looking for other fungi, it clearly changed color. The color change was rapid post cutting.
Given the common name of Blushing False Truffle for
Rhizopogon roseolus I would suggest this. However these are associated with conifers and non were present.
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Género InocybeObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Three fruit bodies that were among hebeloma / cortinarious / paxillus species.
Unsure of ID, was expecting cortinarius but gills seemed to be light tones and not changing to chestnut brown when mature.
Given the surface roughness and lighter gill color, I'd suggest inocybe. Not visually similar to any of the known exotic inocybe species in NZ.
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Hebeloma limbatumObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
With pin oak. Viscid cap when wet, smooth when dry. No color gradient / change across the cap from centre to outside. Odor that is unpleasant.
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Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
Stunning red cap surface, yellow flesh, red on outside of stem. Bruising blue, with pin oak. Multiple fruit bodies, but most were either attacked by bolete mold, or damaged by mower when small.
Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
Multiple small rollrims and a large palm sized one as well. All under pin oaks. "P. ammoniavirescens favours oaks," and "P. ammoniavirescens is easily distinguished by the green reaction of the cap to ammonia"
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Género MycenaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
filopes/austrofilopes, quoting from another obs:
" image/measurements of the cheilocystidia because it is not possible to distinguish Mycena filopes from Mycena austrofilopes without that micro-data.
https://www.funnz.org.nz/sites/default/files/MycologicalNotes26.pdf "
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Secção LanatulaeObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Single fruiting in grass. However large numbers fruiting on a council mulched area / trees a few hundred meters away (not photographed)
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Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
Very large numbers under pin oaks. It occurs here every year in large numbers almost like a carpet in the grass.
Wikipedia states it is edible, hadn't crossed my mind that a species like this would be.
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Subgénero TelamoniaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Large number under pin oaks.
Cap was either consistent chocolate brown or had lighter tone especially around edge which was almost orange. These lighter toned fungi had lines on the cap edge. Cap didn't seem to be color changing with moisture. Not viscid.
Gills started whitish, before turning the chestnut brown color.
Stem was white, and no obvious cortina presence.
No obvious visual match to any of the known exotic cort's in NZ.
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Género EntolomaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Fruiting on soil under manuka / kanuka and regrowth.
Gills decurrent, cap surface had tiny granules on it and cap edge was striate. Splitting occured in cap as it got older.
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Género TricholomaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Fruiting in deep celery tree duff, close / under a totora and in manuka / kanuka regrowth.
Cap always had a bump in the middle. When cut was a dark line between the cap and the gills.
Gills tan colored, from light tan when younger to a deeper tan when older.
Stem tough / fibrous / solid
Fungal aroma
Somewhat visually similar to https://inaturalist.nz/observations/169723822 which is a tricholoma. Interesting that AI suggested this as first pick.
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Género CuphophyllusObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Fruiting in deep celery tree duff, close / under a totora and in manuka / kanuka regrowth.
Cap striated on edge, changed color with moisture. Was not symmetrical / odd shaped. This was not just because it was pushing up through the duff.
Cap and fruit body had slight waxy feel.
Gills decurrent and stem hollow.
Peppery aroma.
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Género GerronemaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Single, fruiting under manuka / kanuka and regrowth.
Decurrent gills where uniform off white and I don't think it was the same color as say russula gills go with age. This is more a deeper brown, whereas these gills were almost orange. So don't think the color is the gills going 'off'.
Cap splitting, surface had tiny bumps on it.
Stem had tiny white fuzz on surface.
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Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
Fruiting at base of chopped down manuka / kanuka.
Lots of amanita nehuta and native russulas about. Two agaricus (likely different species) as well as the odd inocybe about, and two frb of peppery bolete under a wilding pine. Other than that not much fruiting
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Amanita pekeoidesObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Single with beech, volva at base present. Couldn't see a ring but didn't pick.
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Laccaria paraphysataObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Small frb, with manuka / kanuka growing over volcanic material that had layer of mosses over it.
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Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
Multiple fruit bodies within a few square meters under beech and tawa. Is a great example of fully exploring the general area where fungi are fruiting before taking photos. Would have been a lot easier!
Cap viscid and with green and yellow tones
Stem had blue tones was 'dry', an enlargement at base, but not a bulb as such
Gill color when young was light yellow-green-orange
Can't seem to key out to anything.
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Género CortinariusObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
With beech and tawa. Three small / fragile frb
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Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
Although cap was close to the litter / moss the stem / root went further than I could excavate with the knife. Four fruit bodies fruiting under beech and tawa.
Aroma not recorded in the field. Lilac color absent. Will attempt to do micro work and key out.
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Suillus salmonicolorObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
With pinus radiata, although lots of head high young manuka / kanuka about. On edge of 4x4 track next to pine plantation.
Ring was pointing upward.
Was also similar looking fruit bodies elsewhere on the track, were mature and had rings. No photos taken.
From other obs these are S salmonicolor
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Suillus bovinusObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
With pinus radiata, although lots of head high young manuka / kanuka about. On edge of 4x4 track next to pine plantation.
Struck by how small many of the fruit bodies were. I've not seen this large number of coin sized fruiting bodies with suillus before.
Stems were smooth and lacked ganulations. Also no rings were present. Ringed suillus were fruiting in the area.
Looking at other photos of suillus in NZ this will be Suillus bovinus, which I don't think I've seen when young.
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Género ArtomycesObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Fruiting on wood in damp area of regenerating forest. Massive fruit bodies, compared to what I have seen before. Note size 11 boot for reference.
Thought it was a dumped rug with tassles on the end given the fruit bodies size.
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Amanita-Mata-Moscas (Amanita muscaria)Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
First that I have seen in the Waikato are surrounds this year. With pinus radiata.
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Género EntolomaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
This is the common entoloma for this area.
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Ordem HypocrealesObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Was a stick insect, presumably native given this is native bush.
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Fistulinella viscidaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Single with manuka / kanuka. Cap became tacky when water added.
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Observador
davidwhyteDescrição
With manuka / kanuka. Purple scales on cap, and purple 'stain' at base of stem.
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Género EntolomaObservador
davidwhyteDescrição
Lovely purple to pink colors in the stem. Cap colors were less intense.
Two frb under manuka / kanuka. Growing from soil, next to a manuka / kanuka log on the ground.
Gills notched, stem robust and solid.