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Fibre Cap

Inocybe australiensis

Description:

About 20 mm wide these mushrooms caps were brown and covered with dark brown fibrils which stood out in a tuft at the cap centre. The stipes were also brown and covered with pale fibrils. Gills were brown and spaced.

Habitat:

Spotted amongst moss in a clearing in a eucalypt forest.

Notes:

These caps did not have a pronounced umbo which is a feature of this genus. This is said to be an uncommon mushroom.

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

How did I miss this one. Well done - another tick on the list.

Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jul 27, 2014
Submitted on Jul 27, 2014

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