Chlorophyllum sp.
Hughes, ACT
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| Chlorophyllum sp. | Heino | 21 Jun 2017 | |
| Chlorophyllum sp. | Heino | 21 Jun 2017 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 16 Jun 2017 |
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User's notes
Cap is approximately 13 cm across. Quite a stout fruiting body.
5 comments
21 Jun 2017
Thank you for the ID Heino. I notice though there is no ring. Also it seems to be poisonous, though not fatal, any comments on that?
21 Jun 2017
In some Chlorophyllum species the ring is loose and can break or erode with age and yours is clearly a well-weathered specimen. When you refer to poisonous Chlorophyllum, you probably have Chloropyllum molybdites in mind. This gives a dull or dirty greenish spore print (quite striking despite the dowdy colour) and the gills take on the same colour. That species has been reported from some warmer parts of Australia, but not from the local area. On the general subject of toxicity of Australian fungi, most fall into the category 'not known', since there has been neither a great deal of detailed chemical analysis nor a long period of discovery by trial and error, especially error!
2 Dec 2017
With the recent rains, several other similar fruiting bodies have appeared in surrounding areas in shady damp spots.
2 Dec 2017
With the recent rains, several other similar fruiting bodies have appeared in surrounding areas in shady damp spots.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098772-35.338403
- Altitude 616.5m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Jun 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chlorophyllum sp. Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Chlorophyllum sp. Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 761.43m Recorded at altitude