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Cortinarius archeri
Cortinarius archeri
-38.3729, 145.217
Field Notes
Description:
A very attractive mushroom when young. About 130mm tall and the same wide. Pileus flat to slightly depressed at centre, brown to lilac with lilac margin, viscid; stipe thick, straight, ring covered with tan-orange spore, lilac coloured below ring, paler to white above ring, scaly; gills simple, dense, pale brown.
Habitat:
From open ground under sparse eucalyptus with occasional native pine species.
Notes:
This one getting older; younger ones have a very strong purple colour particularly on the top which fades to brown with age. A native of Australia but has been found elsewhere like in Calif. USA
Distribtion in Australia http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Cortinarius+archeri
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PublishedJuly 9, 2013
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