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Russula lenkunya
A solitary mushroom with a purple cap about 60mm wide. The margins were a paler colour but it deepened to an almost black centre. The flesh was white and gills a creamy colour. The stipe had a pink blush.
Damp tall eucalyptus forest
This mushroom was spotted on damp ground with decaying leaves and rotting logs. It was badly damaged by insects.
Spotted on Mar 20, 2012
Submitted on Mar 20, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Martin, my web link ( for this spotting) states that those with white stems are - R. atropurpurea
http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/russul...
they seem to grow near pines... I have another spotting were there is only the slightest blush - all very confusing but exciting !
Nice fruit. Yours has a colored stem but it seems white stems also fit into this species. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/995... I found these two older ones in a suburban park, near pines.