Cortinarius sp.

Cortinarius at O'Connor, ACT

Cortinarius sp. at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Apr 2020
Cortinarius sp. at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Apr 2020
Cortinarius sp. at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Apr 2020
Cortinarius sp. at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Apr 2020
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Identification history

Cortinarius sp. 13 Jul 2020 Heino1
Phylloporus sp. 29 Apr 2020 AlisonMilton

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3 comments

Pam wrote:
   20 Jun 2020
Gills don't appear to be yellow enough for a Phylloporus. Looking at image 4 it appears the specimen on the left has a cortina (a web-like ring) with rusty coloured spores. If this is the case I would be thinking this lovely group of fungi most probably belong to the genus Cortinarius. In image 3 if you look at the ground to the left of the frungus in the foreground you will see coloured spores on the soil. Do you feel the colours in the images are the same as you saw in the field?
AlisonMilton wrote:
   20 Jun 2020
Hi Pam, Yes I think the colours are fairly accurate.
Pam wrote:
   21 Jun 2020
Then the gills are definitely not yellow enough for Phylloporus. I'll be guided by the other moderators that know the fungi in your area better than me.

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Species information

  • Cortinarius sp. Scientific name
  • Cortinarius Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1033.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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