Hygrocybeae Community of Lane Cove Bushland Park - profile

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered Ecological Community

Description

An assemblage of more than 20 species of fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae (Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricales, Hygrophoraceae). Camarophyllopsis kearneyi, Hygrocybe anomala var. ianthinomarginata, H. astatogala, H. aurantiopallens, H. aurantipes, H. austropratensis, H. cantharellus, H. cheelii, H. chromolimonea, H. erythrocala, H. graminicolor, H. helicoides, H. involutus, H. irrigata, H. kula, H. lanecovensis, H. lewellinae, H. mavis, H. miniata, H. reesiae, H. sanguinocrenulata, H. stevensoniae, H. taekeri, and H. virginea.

Location and habitat

Distribution
Lane cove Bushland Park, Lane Cove Local Government Area.

Habitat and ecology

Occurs in gallery warm temperate forests dominated by Lilly Pilly (Acmena smithii), Grey Myrtle (Backhousia myrtifolia), Cheese Tree (Glochidion ferdinandi) and Sweet Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum).
Associated with alluvial sandy soils of the Hawkesbury Soil Landscapes with naturally low fertility and erodible.
Occur as individuals or in groups, terrestrial rarely on wood and only if extremely rotten; substrates include soil, humus, or moss.
Does not produce above ground fruiting bodies (fungus) all year round. Fruiting bodies begin appearing mid May to mid July sometimes to August.

Regional information
This species is found in the following catchment management authority regions. Click on a region name to see more details about the distribution, vegetation types and habitat preference of the species in that region.

Sydney Metro

Threats

Damage or loss due to changes in water quality, particularly industrial pollutants and domestic contaminants.
Damage and loss of habitat due to weed encroachment, rubbish and garden refuse dumping, trampling and inappropriate bush regeneration.

What needs to be done to recover this species?

Water quality control, particularly within the Gore Creek catchment above Lane Cove Bushland Park.
Remove weeds, rubbish and garden refuse.
Control pedestrian access.
Restore degraded habitat using appropriate bush regeneration techniques.

References

NSW Scientific Committee (2000) Hygrocybeae community of Lane Cove Bushland Park - Endangered ecological community determination - final. DEC (NSW), Sydney.
Young, A.M. (1999). The Hygrocybeae (Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricales, Hygrophoraceae) of the Lane Cove Bushland Park, New South Wales. Austrobaileya 5(3), 535-564