In regenerating tanekaha (Phyllocladus trichomanoides) / kauri (Agathis australis) forest - within senescent rawirinui (Kunzea robusta). Uncommon (seen twice). Emerging from moss / liverwort covered clay bank. Fruiting thallus 250 mm tall, robust; stalk purple-pink, 'woody' smooth, 25-30 mm diameter, curved and slightly tapered; cap 70-80 mm diameter, upper surface dark maroon-purple, rather sticky, underside pinkish-cream.
Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13115, PDD
Sighting and photos (c) ravi_upadhyay_india.
My dad was showing me what the leaves on the Rimu tree look like, when he realised the part he was holding had a stick insect on it!
moraine - abundant flowering thru district
Growing with Furcraea foetida, Crassula ovata, Clivia miniata, Laurus nobilis and Agave attenuata in wasteland below Takau Street. Plants almost certainly arose from garden waste illegally dumped at this location (this species common in nearby urban gardens)
In regenerating tanekaha (Phyllocladus trichomanoides) / kauri (Agathis australis) forest - within senescent rawirinui (Kunzea robusta). Uncommon (seen twice). Emerging from moss / liverwort covered clay bank. Fruiting thallus 250 mm tall, robust; stalk purple-pink, 'woody' smooth, 25-30 mm diameter, curved and slightly tapered; cap 70-80 mm diameter, upper surface dark maroon-purple, rather sticky, underside pinkish-cream.
Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13115, PDD
large numbers having roosted over night; not sure if this is precise locality
Uncommon. Single specimen found emergent from sodden leaf litter in deep shade on side of track.
Growing in Pakahi soil on side of track.
Flower heads close to opening, shown in second photo
Found what looks like Bird's Nest Fungus growing in with my Pine Nut tree
Bright red fungi growing in full shad in regenerating bush predominently coprosma and tree fern . Full shade
After the place with the 'Ben Lomond Forest sign - (approx. half way down) I continued down the hill to the Skyline Gondola Terminal at the bottom of the hill.
This ivy was Introduced.
In shallow tidal pool.