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Hygrophorus
Hygrophorus involutus
Track side earth bank, Zion Hill Track, Karekare, West Auckland ...
Observer 1 day ago
Red Polypore
Pycnoporus coccineus
On fallen log at start of Zion Hill Track, Karekare, West Auckland. ...
Observer 2 days ago
Entoloma sp.
Entoloma rugosum
on tree ferns and Tea tree trunks, Centennial Park, Campbells Bay. ...
Observer 2 days ago
Umbrella Moss
Hypopterygium rotulatum
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay. Massed at the base of Tree Ferns and on the clay banks along the Kohekohe trail. ...
Observer 1 week ago
Campylopus introflexus (no common name)
Campylopus introflexus
common moss of banks and open spaces, and my garden. Introduced to Europe where I identified it in the London Area ...
Observer 1 week ago
Coral Fungus
Clavulina subrugosa var tenuis
Waitakere Ranges, Fenceline Track, near path in moss and leaf litter ...
Observer 1 week ago
Clitocybe
Clitocybe sp.
Pine forest floor, Solitary, asymmetrical cap, tentative identification. Would be grateful for comments on identification ...
Observer 1 week ago
Cow dung cup
Coprobia granulata
On Dried Cow pat at Pukekohe Showgrounds, South of Auckland ...
Observer 1 week ago
Giant Flamecap
Gymnopilus junonius
Stump on the edge of the Hokianga harbour, Omapere Northland ...
Observer 1 week ago
Laccaria glabripes
Laccaria glabripes
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay, Auckland. in leaf litter. ...
Observer 1 week ago
Ptychomnion aciculare (no common name)
Ptychomnion aciculare
Sanders Reserve, North Auckland, edge of scrub. very common ...
Observer 1 week ago
Dawsonia superba (no common name)
Dawsonia superba
Cutting near lower Huia reservoir, Waitakere Ranges. Tallest Moss in the world. ...
Observer 1 week ago
Thread Fern
Blechnum filiforme
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay, Climbing fern on Native Tree ...
Observer 1 week ago
Turkey-tail porebracket
Trametes versicolor
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay Auckland. On Fallen log (non native) ...
Observer 1 week ago
Fork Fern
Tmesipteris tannensis
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay Auckland. Epiphytic on Tree Fern ...
Observer 1 week ago
Gumlands Grass Tree
Dracophyllum sinclairii
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay Auckland. On ridge. ...
Observer 1 week ago
Distichophyllum pulchellum
Distichophyllum pulchellum
Centennial Park Campbells Bay, Auckland. On various trees and tree ferns ...
Observer 1 week ago
Leucobryum candidum
Leucobryum candidum
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay. base of trees and earth banks ...
Observer 1 week ago
Red Truffle
Paurocotylis pila
Waitakere Ranges, Christies Track in leaf litter ...
Observer 1 week ago
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus sp.
Centennial Park, Campbells Bay Auckland on Native tree ...
Observer 1 week ago
Gold Club Coral
Clavaria amoena
In leaf litter on clay bank Centennial Park, Campbells Bay ...
Observer 1 week ago
White Parasol
Mycena sp.
On Tree Fern trunks, Kohekohe Walk Centennial Park, Campbells Bay ...
Observer 1 week ago
Orange Bracket
Pycnoporus coccineus
Waitakere Ranges, Fenceline Track. On Native tree ...
Observer 1 week ago
Bird’s Nest Fungi
Crucibulum laeve
Centennial Park Campbell's Bay. On fallen tree. ...
Observer 1 week ago
Kereru
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Suburban area, eating leaves from non-native tree ...
Observer 1 week ago
Kohurangi
Brachyglottis Kirkii var angustior
Waitakere Ranges, Fenceline Track. growing from ground (Often epiphytic) flowering but mostly seeds. This is the variant type location. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Spotted Jellyfish
Desmonema gaudichaudi
Amongst Mangroves (Avicennia marina) in Kaipara Harbour, Northland New Zealand. close to Rawene ferry in estuarine inlet. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Marié commented:
Beautiful!
Feather Worm
Spirobranchus cariniferus
Rockpools on sandstone/mudstone coastal Mairangi Bay North Auckland. Common ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Marié commented:
Wow! Fascinating creatures. Thank you for sharing with us. :-)
House Centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata
Arthropod with 15 pairs of legs. Looks scary, but completely harmless. It actually is a beneficial species, feeding on silver moths and other small arthropods. ...
WhatSpecies Team 2 weeks ago
Dibaeis arcuata (no common name)
Dibaeis arcuata
Waitakere Ranges, near Waitakere Reservoir. Earth bank amongst mosses en masse. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Toothed bracket fungus
Antrodiella zonata
Waitakere Ranges, Fenceline Track. On fallen trunk. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Eyelash Button
Scutellinia colensoi
Waitakere Ranges, near Waitakere Reservoir amongst lichen and moss rocky earthbank ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
White Polyphore
Fomes hemitephrus
Waitakere Ranges, near Waitakere Reservoir. can't recall which tree it was on but was native. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Flame fungus
Clavaria miniata
Waitakere Ranges, Fenceline Track. on or around track, tentative identification. Definitely Clavaria sp. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Rose club
Clavaria corallinorosacea
Waitakere Ranges, Fence line Track. on or around track, variety of colours from bright red (poss diff species) to this rose pink group. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Fan fern
Schizaea dichotoma
Waitakere Ranges, Fence Line track. on open bank amongst undergrowth. photos show great detail of the sporangia ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
What Species is This?
This specimen still needs to be identified
Waitakere Ranges walk, Fence line track. in leaf litter close to track ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
CrohamHurst suggested a new ID:
Common name: none
Scientific name: Gliophorus lilacipes
Notes: Tentative identification
Entoloma canoconicum (no common name)
Entoloma canoconicum
Tentative identification, walked the Fence line track in Waitakere Ranges to see how many fungi (or extraordinary plants) we could find. This was solitary in leaf litter, photo was a dream. ...
Observer 2 weeks ago
Western Leopard Toad
Amietophrynus pantherinus
The western Leopard Toad is restricted to the coastal lowlands of the south-western Cape, with a distribution range that extends from the Cape Peninsula and Cape Flats to the Agulhas Plain. Furthermore, this species has a fragmented distribution and has not ...
WhatSpecies Team 3 weeks ago
Aasblom
Stapelia sp.
Succulant. Seems to have male and female flowers on one plant. ...
Fledgling 3 weeks ago
Marié commented:
Thank you for sharing Lou! I think it is a kind of Stapelia (Carion flower | Aasblom). Perhaps the white flowers in the picture simply are withered flowers. There are 39 species of Stapelia in southern Africa.
Marié suggested a new ID:
Common name: Carrion flower
Scientific name: Stapelia sp.
Notes: It looks like a kind of Stapelia or Huernia. Stapelia has 4-angled stems. Huernia has 5-angled stems. 😃
Major Garden’s Clivia
Clivia gardenii
Clivia that could go extinct in the wild if unsustainable harvesting as medicinal plant is continued. Current status is Vulnerable. ...
WhatSpecies Team 1 month ago
Star Stinkhorn
Aseroe rubra
You smell them before you see them. The slimy brown upper surface is the spore mass. The putrid odour attracts flies to disperse the spores. Not edible. ...
WhatSpecies Team 2 months ago
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Daily visitor to our garden. Male, identified by the thin red collar band. ...
WhatSpecies Team 2 months ago
Large-leaved Buttercup
Ranunculus baurii
Spotted in a garden. Flowers bright, glossy yellow. Leaves similar shape as nasturtiums, finely toothed on the margin. Plant acquired at indigenous nursery. ...
Observer 2 months ago
Netted Stinkhorn
Phallus duplicatus
One of the most amazing stinkhorns I’ve ever seen….. developing from an whitish egg into a spongy column with a brilliant white net-like “veil” (like a bride). They have pitted heads/tips covered in a slimy spore mass with a really bad ...
Adventurer 3 months ago
Black-Footed Marasmius
Tetrapyrgos nigripes
This small, dirty-white mushroom has a black stalk and an amazing underside. ...
Adventurer 3 months ago
Sundew
Drosera hilaris
Leaves covered with sticky, glistening hairs that entrap small insects. The leaves turn red in sunlight. The flowers are purple-pink and only open in sunlight. ...
WhatSpecies Team 3 months ago
Deep Rooter
Hymenopellis radicata
Marié commented:
Another magnificent find! Thank you for sharing your knowledge Lizzie. 😃
Copper Trumpet
Omphalotus olearius
Large mushroom, poisonous and apparently it is luminent. ...
Adventurer 4 months ago
Cape Worm Snake
Leptotyphlops nigricans
Stumbled upon this unique snake in the garden. This Cape Worm Snake is no more than 2mm thick (or should I say thin!) and about 8 cm in length. Shiny black, highly polished scales. The snake is fossorial, burrowing underground, and therefore ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 months ago
African Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Common bird. Prominent facial markings. Perhaps a juvenile? ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 months ago
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Waterdikkop (Water Thick-knee) spotted in Nature's Valley. ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 months ago
Red-Veined Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa
Bright red abdomen with distinctive black markings on terminal segments. Purplish eyes and thorax and a narrow waist distinguishes it from other red-coloured dropwings. ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 months ago
Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis erythraea
Brilliant red colour, rather broad abdomen. Thin black dorsal line visible in second image. ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 months ago
Yellow Disa
Disa tenuifolia
Bright yellow flowers; slightly hooded upright petal. Narrow leaves. ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 months ago
Fonteinbos
Psoralea pinnata pinnata
Tall shrub with sweet-scented lilac-blue and white flowers. The pea-type flowers grow towards the tips of the branches. Pine-like leaves. ...
WhatSpecies Team 5 months ago
Golden Disa
Disa cornuta
Sturdy and upright plant with multi-flowered spike. Flowers are downward-facing with a mauve hood, pale white inside and a dark centre spot. Apparently rare, only being found on a few spots. ...
WhatSpecies Team 5 months ago
Red Disa
Disa uniflora
Wonderful experience to finally see the red disa (Disa uniflora) on Table Mountain. Were meaning to do this the past few years, and finally rounded up the family to go hiking to the disas. These beautiful flowers are pollinated by the mountain ...
WhatSpecies Team 5 months ago
Golden Everlasting
Xerochrysum bracteatum
One of many such flowers noticed in the National Park, scattered distribution. ...
Observer 6 months ago
Marié suggested a new ID:
Common name: Golden Everlasting
Scientific name: Xerochrysum bracteatum
Notes: Previously known as Bracteantha bracteata. References to its even earlier name of Helichrysum bracteatum may still be found in many publications.
Boletus
Boletus sp.
A large mushroom, of about 12cm height, growing nearby others of its kind (2-3 metres from each other). ...
Observer 6 months ago
Lizzie commented:
Very difficult to identify mushrooms without a picture of the undersides and in the case of this genus the stalk features are also important. This is from the Boletus genus, but that is as far as I will go.
Tick
Rhipicephalus sp.
Waiting for a host... Ticks waiting to hook onto a host. Notice how they keep one of their legs lifted to make it easier to get a ride when a host brushes past. ...
WhatSpecies Team 6 months ago
Spotted Jellyfish