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Lepiota sp
This pale slightly pinkish mushroom was about 45mm wide. The cap had a dark centre and patches of deep pink. Gills were adnate and close. Stipe tall and tinted with a ring which flared upwards. The base of the stipe appeared sheathed with white mycelia. Dark stains between gills could have been spores.
Growing on damp forest floor - tall eucalyptus forest.
My thanks to gully.moy for identifying the genus. general characteristics appears to match a specimen in a blog - Lepiota americana but this species is probably not seen in Australia.
Spotted on Apr 16, 2013
Submitted on Apr 16, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks for looking a this and for your direction, gully.moy. Looks like a lengthy list but will go through it..
Perhaps look into some of the less scaly Lepiotoids from Australasia.
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/lepiotoid_...