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Tricholoma eucalypticum
A fungus with a large rubbery cap about 110 mm wide. The cap was a purplish brown colour which appeared broken into scaly patches towards a paler margin. The cap margin appeared thick and slightly crenulated. Gills were a pale cream as was the thick stipe. No annulus seen.
Spotted in leaf litter under trees - mixed native.
A very interesting sturdy fungus. This species ID needs confirmation. My thanks to gully.moy for advice.
Spotted on Jun 3, 2013
Submitted on Jun 3, 2013
6 Comments
Yeah, looks good but I don't really know Tricholoma well.
Seems like there's only Tricholomopsis rutilans in Australia - introduced. This species appears to have yellow gills and stipe and a cap with very small scales.
There are more matches with Tricholoma - what are your thoughts, gully.moy ?
Thank you gully.moy. Will do.
So much to read.... 8-]
Look in to Tricholomopsis.
Leathery brute... but interesting one.