Mycena sp. 'Nile River'. Went back after a tip from J. Cooper that these might be bioluminescent. They were emitting a faint glow.
Exposure times of 6-8 minutes at f/8 and ISO 3200 were reasonable. Some post-process tweaking.
Bhm124 growing from fallen rotten log yellow spores, trichocoma paradoxa, 30x photo of "paint brush" end
Insect pathogen (Porina moth) in a tree fern/Melicytus ramiflorus/Kunzea robusta habitat.
Or is this now Ophiocordyceps robertsii (Hook.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora?
See: Sung, G.H.; Hywel_Jones, N.L.; Sung, J.M.; Luangsa-ard, J.J.; Shrestha, B.; Spatafora, J.W. 2007: Phylogenetic classification of Cordyceps and the clavicipitaceous fungi.57 ed. Studies in Mycology
Eitherway very common along ridgeline above Western Cliffs. On ground in deep drifts of leaf litter under a dense mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus subsp. ramiflorus), mapou (Myrsine australis), tarata (Pittosporum eugenoides), kapuka (Griselinia littoralis) forest.
Recorded by A.S. Wilkinson (Wilkinson & Wilkinson 1952: Kapiti Bird Sanctuary - a natural history of the island. The Masterton Printing Company Ltd. Masterton. But record unsubstantiated by voucher.
Voucher: P.J. de Lange 13457 & A.J. Townsend, PDD 111070
Under silver beech, just after 4th stream crossing on Mangorewa Gorge track. Size approx 12mm. Only one found.
Although this doesn't look typical, it was in a laocation where I have previously photograpahed a lot of A.umbella
Locally common under mature Kunzea tenuicaulis in active geothermal field. Fruiting bodies very firm and hard. Mostly fully emerged from ground.
growing atop Yellow cushion plant
Bright orange. Growing on fallen Northfolk. 10cm long, 5cm high. New fungi are spongy, old are brittle.
Growing out of a bank under silver beech.
I always thought mushrooms grew in forests in the shade under vegetation in decaying leaf litter until I found this little beauty!
Growing in a damp sand plain out in the open on the sand escarpment buffered by salt landen winds this little mushroom was an exciting find for me.
I googled "sand mushrooms" but the closet looking I found "grows on sand dunes near marram" but this site does not have marram present. What is present is sand coprosma (Coprosma acerosa) and Kowhangatara (Spinifex sericeus).
This may be a more mature / immature one from http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/3007724 as they were both in the same place.
The last photo shows the habitat.