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The Enchanted Forests - Tasmania 2008

by Steve Axford   

Here are some photos of the amazing rainforests and fungi on the West Coast of Tasmania. Much of it is now protected, but there are still old-growth forests like these being clear felled in Tasmania.


Liffee Falls

Liffee Falls
Liffee Falls - 2

Liffee Falls - 2
Julius River

Julius River
The Ballroom Forest

The Ballroom Forest
Water in the Ballroom Forest

Water in the Ballroom Forest

The Enchanted Walk

The Enchanted Walk
Cradle Mountain
Gordon Franklin NP

Gordon Franklin NP
The Balfour Track

The Balfour Track
Mycena epipterygia

Mycena epipterygia
The Balfour Track
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Austral Dripping Bonnets

Austral Dripping Bonnets
Mycena austrororida
Three

Three
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The Balfour Track - 2

The Balfour Track - 2
Mycena interrupta in the foreground
Mycena epipterygia

Mycena epipterygia

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_74z1513-merge-copy
Simocybe phlebophora

Simocybe phlebophora
Hygrocybe chromolimonea

Hygrocybe chromolimonea
Cortinarius archeri

Cortinarius archeri
True blue

True blue
Mycena interrupta

Mycena pura

Mycena pura
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_74z1681
Hygrocybe sp.

Hygrocybe sp.
Cup fungi triplet

Cup fungi triplet
The same fungi repeated 3 times. It is about 3mm high
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Entoloma rodwayi

Entoloma rodwayi
Mycena viscidocruenta

Mycena viscidocruenta
Entoloma sp.

Entoloma sp.
Mycena kuurkacea

Mycena kuurkacea

Hygrocybe firma

Hygrocybe firma
Hygrocybe firma

Hygrocybe firma
Hygrocybe saltorivula

Hygrocybe saltorivula
The Waldheim Forest

The Waldheim Forest
Cradle Mountain
The Waldheim Forest - 2

The Waldheim Forest - 2
Cradle Mountain

Omphalina umbellifera

Omphalina umbellifera
Mycena clarkeana

Mycena clarkeana
Icicles

Icicles
Tiny red bells

Tiny red bells
article published 05/31/2008

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OHHH!! thanks SO MUCH, Steve--these are juST marvelous!!
— Eleanor Robb, August 3, 2008
enchanted indeed
These photos are a truly splendid study of mycological biodiversity. Very pretty shots. It's nice to know that there are people out there who appreciate the beauty of fungi. Cheers! Jan.
— jan raczycki, May 31, 2008
Amazing
— Chris and Rich Hanley, May 31, 2008

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