Today I went to check what is happening in Kangaloon (the Orchid capital of the Southern Highlands). At first I thought it was all a bit quiet - just a few Chiloglottis paired leaves amongst the grass and fallen leaves, and then some Corybas leaves, (alas, no signs of buds).
I crossed the road to the eastern side of the road verge (where I seldom find Orchids) and bingo - I was rewarded with some very nice specimens of the Cobra Greenhoods.
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| Cobra Greenhood (Diplodium grandiflorum) |
Same species as I found yesterday down on the Belmore Falls Road.
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| Seen from the rear, to show the stylish lines of the flower Cobra Greenhood (Diplodium grandiflorum) |
Nice tall specimens (about 20 cm tall)
and some quite dark ones.
Very handsome flowers.
and some quite dark ones.
Very handsome flowers.
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| Cobra Greenhood (Diplodium grandiflorum) |
Then as I was about to get back in the car I found this huge creamy topped Fungus. It had brown gills and a thick stem which had strongly coloured spore stains on it (as does a younger fungus beside the big one).
I knew that some of the Cortinarius genus have those kinds of indications - especially the strongly rusty-coloured spores.
This was a huge cap, at least 25 cm in diameter. It was beside the road, but the area is a dense Eucalypt forest, typical Cortinarius habitat. This fits with the description of Cortinarius australiensis in Bruce Fuhrer's Field Guide to Australian Fungi. I was then able to cross-match with the Gallery of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group.
This was a huge cap, at least 25 cm in diameter. It was beside the road, but the area is a dense Eucalypt forest, typical Cortinarius habitat. This fits with the description of Cortinarius australiensis in Bruce Fuhrer's Field Guide to Australian Fungi. I was then able to cross-match with the Gallery of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group.
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| Cortinarius australiensis note the rusty spore stains and thick stem and the prominent "stem ring" (annulus) |
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| Cortinarius australiensis Mobile phone for scale |
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| Cortinarius australiensis Dark rusty spore everywhere |
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| Cortinarius australiensis It had a huge cap, more than 250mm wide Fine gills in perfect arrangement. |
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| Sorry but Blogger insists on showing this image vertically. Please view by holding your head to the left. Huge silvery-fawn cap - smooth. Cortinarius australiensis |
It is always damned good when the "sources" help confirm one's Fungus ID.
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