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Fireskins

Cortinarius splendida

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A single specimen about 50mm across, 65mm tall. Stipe slightly flattened near the base.

Habitat:

Under medium height eucalyptus next to a small stream. Public nature reserve.

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Comments (4)

I agree its a rather perfect specimen.
A wonderful find - lucky ! everything about this mushroom is truly splendid..

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