Clark Cliffs observations — 
Plants [Anna McEldowney] 
The circular track at Clark Cliffs, leaves from near the top of Fire Tower Road and starts as a gently 
graded old logging track through a predominantly Eucaplytus regnans cloud forest. Mosses and lichens 
abound and there were a lot of fungi due to the recent rains. At the top of this track, near the Norfolk 
Bay lookout, the forest opens out and veers southwards through an area damaged by strong winds some 
years ago, and gradually becomes rainforest as the cliffs are approached. Just before the Clark’s Cliffs 
lookout another view down into the gully is a spectacular green mosaic of Pomaderris, Bedfordia and 
Olearia argophylla underlaid with mossy rocks. After the lookout the track descends steeply through 
dark rainforest rich with mosses, lichens, filmy ferns, leafy liverworts and tree ferns before rejoining the 
readjust above the start of the track. 
Olearia phlogopappa 
Goodenia ovata 
Monotoca glauca 
Bedfordia salicina 
Acacia melanoxylon 
Correa lawrenceana 
Pimelea drupacea 
Coprosma quadrifida 
Olearia argophylla 
Pittosporum bicolor 
Atherosperma moschatum 
Eucalyptus obliqua 
Anopterus glandulosus 
Richea dracophylla 
Drymophylla cyanocarpa 
Tasmannia lanceolata 
E. delegatensis 
Nothofagus cunninghamii 
Dicksonia antarctica 
Aristotelia peduncularis 
Notelaea ligustrina 
Species, in order of observation: 
Eucalyptus regnans 
Pomaderris apetala 
Gahnia grandis 
Callistemon pallidus 
Leptospermum ? 
Acacia rice ana 
Leptecophylla juniperina 
Cyathodes glauca 
Epacris ? 
Prostanthera lasianthos 
Acacia verticil lata 
Also observed: 
Pterostylis decurva, orchid, one specimen only in 
flower 
Asplenium flabellifolium, fern 
Fungi 
Identified by Genevieve Gates 
from photos: 
Entoloma viridomarginatum 
Ramaria sp. 
Pholiota squarrosipes ? 
(belongs to Cortinariaceae) 
Amanita 'umbrinella' group 
Cortinarius sp. 1 
Tylopilus 'purple', it is a bolete 
that I have collected many 
times 
Cortinarius sp. 2 
Ramaria 'hot pink' 
Leucocoprinus sp. 
Birds 
Lichenostomus flavicollis, Yellow-throated 
Honeyeater 
Huperzia varia. Long Clubmoss 
Pseudocyphellaria multifida, bright green lichen 
on rainforest floor 
Marasmius sp. 
Russula sp. 
Identified by Amanda 
Thomson: 
Clavicorona pyxidata 
Discanella terrestris 
Panellus stipticus 
Podoserpula pusio 
Ramaria holorubella. Coral 
Fungus 
Trametes visicolor. Bracket 
Fungus 
Calyptorhynchus funereus, Yellow-tailed Black 
Cockatoo 
Ramaria lorithamnus 
Hypocrea aff megalosulphurea 
Mycena toyerlaricola 
Polyporus melanopus 
Phellodon niger 
Tremella fuciformis 
Cantharellus concinnus 
Boletellus obscurecoccineus 
(Fungimap record) 
Entoloma rodwayi 
Pholiota malicola, 
Psathyrella asperospora, 
Lyophyllum cf decastes. 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club BULLETIN 335 Jul 2009 p4 
