[phinno13]

I have another fungus in the backyard, not so far in my pictures for here at home. (Penshurst, SouthWest Vic) I think it is likely to be a Cortinarius of some sort. It's ageing very quickly. Smell is sort of mushroomy (ie, nothing special that I can smell, and I have a reasonable sense of smell). I can see it ageing even since I noticed it about 5 hours ago, with the edges more upturned than before.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...sp113May12.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...sp213May12.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...sp313May12.jpg

Anyone like to comment?

[awagsFare]

It appears to me that the gills are decurrent. That would rule out Cortinarius I think.

The colour is suggestive of Gymnopilus, but the stem looks a bit thin.

[awagsFare]

It would help to have a close up of the gill attachment as well as a spore colour.

[warrgazur]

I have another fungus in the backyard, not so far in my pictures for here at home. (Penshurst, SouthWest Vic) I think it is likely to be a Cortinarius of some sort. It's ageing very quickly. Smell is sort of mushroomy (ie, nothing special that I can smell, and I have a reasonable sense of smell). I can see it ageing even since I noticed it about 5 hours ago, with the edges more upturned than before.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...sp113May12.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...sp213May12.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...sp313May12.jpg

Anyone like to comment?

The Scribbly Gum Fungi 'B' Team, humbly suggest Cortinarius sp. aff. largus.

[Anavaralo]

Thumbing through Furher trying to come up with ideas, but I think I'll leave it to others to solve Buffy's query, as I'm totally confuzzled.

Rather than start a new thread, thought I'd run out and grab some pics some pics and pop them in here in the hope someone can ID for me. I'm thinking perhaps Cortinarius abnormis?

Young, unopened caps



Underside of young one



Clump of varying age



And finally, underside of a mature specimen

[phinno13]

Thanks people. I found that page in Fuhrer too LooktoSee. It's the closest I could find. I guess I better go out and grab the thing and sit it overnight for a spore print. (According to a quick reading, Cortinarius is likely to be rust-brown and Gymnopilus mustard yellow?) It's in my veggie garden (you can see the telephone peas germinating behind it in the photo) There are large (planted) gums nearby. And who knows what has been put into the soil in that spot.....the previous owner of this house seems to have pretty much sterilized the soil all around the fencelines and it's only now 10 years later that I am managing to get that soil something like viable again.

Sorry about the delay in getting back....I'm trying to construct a back quiver for my arrows and finding out what doesn't work. I think I might now have it......

[newshep]

I have nothing to contribute to this thread, except I went looking for a quilt cover for my son, and found one that had scientifice drawings of mushrooms on it. I thought of "Scribbly people" when I saw it

[Anavaralo]

I have nothing to contribute to this thread, except I went looking for a quilt cover for my son, and found one that had scientifice drawings of mushrooms on it. I thought of "Scribbly people" when I saw it

That's nothing, I've got a quilt here that has real fungus growing on it...

[newshep]

That's nothing, I've got a quilt here that has real fungus growing on it...

Well I did have many items of clothing with mold on them - but I have rectified that problem

[awagsFare]

What colour are the spores, Woolly?

[Anavaralo]

What colour are the spores, Woolly?

No idea Morrie, I don't usually get that technical. I'll go pick a few shortly and pop 'em on some paper, then let you know what I find.

[awagsFare]

Thanks people. I found that page in Fuhrer too LooktoSee. It's the closest I could find. I guess I better go out and grab the thing and sit it overnight for a spore print. (According to a quick reading, Cortinarius is likely to be rust-brown and Gymnopilus mustard yellow?) It's in my veggie garden (you can see the telephone peas germinating behind it in the photo) There are large (planted) gums nearby. And who knows what has been put into the soil in that spot.....the previous owner of this house seems to have pretty much sterilized the soil all around the fencelines and it's only now 10 years later that I am managing to get that soil something like viable again.

Sorry about the delay in getting back....I'm trying to construct a back quiver for my arrows and finding out what doesn't work. I think I might now have it......

I picked a Gymnopilus today and will do a spore print so we can compare. But I am less inclined to think Gymnopilus now that I look at this specimen.

If is it Cortinarius then it will be mycorrhizal, so associated with the gum trees. Is that a stump that it is growing next to?

I suppose that the gills might be sub-decurrent or sinuate, which would match better with the specimen in Fuhrer.

[phinno13]

>>Is that a stump that it is growing next to?

[phinno13]

OK, mine's got brown spores. There is a little bit of yellow staining where the thing sat on the paper, but the spores are brown....so, Cortinarius, I guess.