DSC_5591 Verdigris button (Chlorociboria aeruginosa) detail of fruiting bodies. Typically stains the wood it decays a distinctive blue-green colour, and in southern beech forests the wood is frequently encountered but not the fruiting bodies. Waikaia Bush *
11008-02001 Pale pink cup fungus (Cookeina colensoi) shallow cup-shaped, pink changing to paler pink as they age. Attached to rotting wood by a short, pleated stem - often on fallen tawa. Kaimai Range *
DSC_0772 Fleshy cup fungus (Aleurina ferruginea) uncommon in open kanuka (Kunzia robusta) forest on clay soil beside walking track. Shallow discs up to 15mm wide and 6mm deep. The yellowish outer surface is finely velvety with tiny brownish 'warts'. The inner surface is greenish-yellow and smooth. Native to NZ and Australia. Silverstream *
