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Purple cortinar

Cortinarius lavendulensis

Description:

a soft purple bud mushroom with persistent cortina filaments extending to the stipe but leaving almost no ring. A cross section reveals a thick mass of filaments. Gills and stipe are also purple.

Habitat:

Dense ti tree forest

Notes:

http://www.eukalypt.org/fungi_tertiary_p... http://www.soilduck.com/2011/07/fanciful... Similar species possibly related include; http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/111... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/997...

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11 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 months ago

Nice color!!!

martinl
martinl 11 months ago

Thanks for your kind comments Ivan.

Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez 11 months ago

This set is great! Each shot is as beautiful as the subject, congrats.

martinl
martinl 11 months ago

Added to purple mission

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 months ago

Very nice spotting. Maybe you could join the purple mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8180...

martinl
martinl 11 months ago

Thanks, I love this one.

harsuame
harsuame 11 months ago

Nice!! Hongo

pouihi
pouihi 11 months ago

Those cortina shots are great!

lori.tas
lori.tas 11 months ago

I thought C. archeri too, at first (we get them here), but a flip through "A Field Guide to Australian Fungi" led me to lean towards C. lavendulensis. But you saw them, go with your gut.

martinl
martinl 11 months ago

Thanks lori.tas C. archeri has a persistent ring.
Your leaning seems to fit the description the best.

lori.tas
lori.tas 11 months ago

I'm leaning towards C. lavendulensis, because of the stout stems with bulbous base.

Victoria, Australia

Lat: -37.68, Long: 145.49

Spotted on Jun 3, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

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