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Lepista sublilacina
DAY 2 - Fungi caps have faded considerably since original spotting yesterday. Certainly not as pretty as DAY 1 - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/310... When exposed to direct sunlight, the caps seem to bleach of colour. Gills also beginning to fade, loosing their soft mauve/pink hue. Caps are starting to flatten around the edges, whilst others have really warped or split.
Found amongst garden mulch which was quite moist due to recent rains. Fungi scattered over an area no more than 1 m/sq. Well shaded by surrounding foliage for most of the day.
Another mushroom that was given serious consideration was the Hygrocybe sp. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrocybe The general consensus from the folks at mushroomobserver.org however, is that this belongs to Lepista, not Hygrocybe.
Spotted on Jul 3, 2013
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013
6 Comments
Tricholoma nudum has since been renamed Lepista nuda.
Thanks for the follow-up, Neil ...
http://www.blueswami.com/australian_fung...
The "deceiver" is known to change colors/
I'll check it out, Lenny. Thanks very much.
Tricholoma sp.Maybe nudum if it occurs in Australia