mikeloose1's Identifications
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Dark Velvet Bolete (Tylopilus formosus)Observer
pjd1Description
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
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Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)Observer
questagameDescription
Sighting and photos (c) ravi_upadhyay_india.
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Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla prasina)Observer
robert_briggsDescription
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!
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New Zealand Everlastingflower (Anaphalioides bellidioides)Observer
meurkcDescription
moraine - abundant flowering thru district
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Sods Balsam (Impatiens sodenii)Observer
pjd1Description
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)
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Dark Velvet Bolete (Tylopilus formosus)Observer
pjd1Description
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
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)Observer
meurkcDescription
large numbers having roosted over night; not sure if this is precise locality
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Goblet Waxcap (Hygrocybe cantharellus)Observer
pjd1Description
Uncommon. Single specimen found emergent from sodden leaf litter in deep shade on side of track.
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Tall Sundew (Drosera auriculata)Observer
johnb-nzDescription
Growing in Pakahi soil on side of track.
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Forest Cabbage Tree (Cordyline banksii)Observer
johnb-nzDescription
Flower heads close to opening, shown in second photo
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Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus (Nidula niveotomentosa)Observer
devangiDescription
Found what looks like Bird's Nest Fungus growing in with my Pine Nut tree
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Scarlet Pouch (Leratiomyces erythrocephalus)Observer
mikDescription
Bright red fungi growing in full shad in regenerating bush predominently coprosma and tree fern . Full shade
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Common Ivy (Hedera helix)Observer
majo00Description
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.
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New Zealand Common Cushion Star (Patiriella regularis)Observer
tony_willsDescription
In shallow tidal pool.
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Kaeo Sea Tulip (Pyura pachydermatina)Observer
john_barklaDescription
Washed up on beach
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