Fungi
Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like]
Sighting 4262026

Cortinarius sp.

Cortinarius at Callala Beach, NSW

Cortinarius sp. at Callala Beach, NSW - 12 Jun 2020
Cortinarius sp. at Callala Beach, NSW - 12 Jun 2020
Cortinarius sp. at Callala Beach, NSW - 12 Jun 2020
Cortinarius sp. at Callala Beach, NSW - 12 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Cortinarius sp. 13 Jun 2020 Pam
Unidentified 12 Jun 2020 AaronClausen

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2 comments

Pam wrote:
   13 Jun 2020
Good image showing the rust coloured spores on the gills and in deposit on the webby 'cortina' lower down on the stem (stipe). Note that the stipe also has a slight lilac tinge to it so I suspect it belongs in the subgenus Telemonia.
Pam wrote:
   13 Jun 2020
Again another mycorrhizal fungus.

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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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