Growing in a suburban garden near several eucalypts. The grey arrow in Photo 2 points to a remnant of the flimsy partial veil (or cortina) that covers the gills in an unopened mushroom. The black arrow points to a flimsier remnant. In the description of Cortinarius (http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Species/15564) I note that a cortina is usually best seen in young specimens, before the cap has opened. Unfortunately in this collection of mushrooms no young ones were present and on no stem was there much remnant cortina. For an example of a Cortinarius where there are still good cortina remnants even when a cap has opened, see this sighting (http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344209. There the fibrillose traces are quite clear in the photo that shows the gills. The presence of a cortina is helpful in identification because it greatly limits the genera you need to consider.
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