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Gymnopus dryophilus
Medium sized (180mm max) very low profile, very flat, very thin waxy caps with largely wavy margin at maturity, tan-orange darker at centre, cream coloured at margin' Gills cream-white, shallow fine; stipe thick, white... ?
Public parkland surrounded byt tall native forest; in lawn buffalo grass.
Previously known as Collybia dryophila... This can be parasitized by a cordyceps !! http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/ecology-fun... ID thanks TheMeisMeister
Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 9, 2012
3 Comments
You are very welcome! I've seen some deformed specimen of this species too, but I never knew it was a Cordyceps.. Awesome link Mark!
Thanks again TMM.... yes it was waxy on top. I'm impressed with how common this is in the northern hemisphere but quite unusual here. Now I found 2 in very different locations. Nice.
Hey! This looks like Gymnopus dryophillus (aka Collybia dryophila) to me. Did it had a waxy cap?