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Cortinarius archeri
A thick blue stipe with a robust purple-blue cap when young but fading some after aging. These ones are very young.
Growing from woodchip mulch under a mix of oak and eucalyptus in suburbia.
Native to southern Australia but has been found in California and is mycorrhizal with the roots of eucalypts. Pics 3,4 were taken 6 weeks later to show how different they can look when older.
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Dead right pouihi... I was never happy with that one but never got back to it. Thanks for the kick... :)
Stunning color - nice series, Mark!
Awesome, Mark!
Added 2 pics of the same mushroom 6 weeks older. This shows one of the big problems in identifying many species of fungi.
Fantastic colour! I'd love to see one of these.
Wow!
Wonderful coloration!