Ōtari Wilton’s Bush, near carpark, on tawa.
Cap 50mm diameter.
On roadside grassy verge within lowland beech forest.
Growing on the trunk of a fallen Kanuka.
Aprox. 100mm wide, fluted shape.
White gills decurrent but not extending right down the stem- hard to tell how much is bug damage?
White spore print.
Slightly "fresh" smell? Almost a hint of cucumber mixed with the mushroomy smell.
Quite firm, a little hard to break and no jelly-like layer easily noted.. so presuming not Hohenbuehelia? Tentative guess Pleurotus?
Mixed broadleaf and beech forest
On kānuka, there are many to be found presently. Exclusively on kānuka in this locale.
One image is enlarged and other is life sized for scale. Looking for name for whatever invertebrate nymph this may be Damselfly?