New Zealand Fungi

DSC_6197 Mauve splitting-waxcap (Hygrocybe lewellinae) with very distinctive splitting cap, and very 'waxy' gills, found among lichen on the ground beneath manuka and mixed forest. April to June. Boyle River *

DSC6197MauvesplittingwaxcapwaxgillHygrocybelewellinaeLilac bonnetMycenapuraamong lichenmanuka forestBoyle River