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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
jeremyheggeDescription
Pic 1 with flash
Pics 2-5 with 365nm UV light
Pic 6 with natural lighting - on dusk so lighting very poor
I only noticed these as I was walking around with my UV torch and from a distance the pileus was strongly fluorescent
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
pot4Description
Poisonous - Orange web caps
The key differences between Gymnopilus sapineus (scaly rustgill) and orange webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius species) are:
- Genus: G. sapineus belongs to the genus Gymnopilus, while orange webcaps belong to the genus Cortinarius.
- Habitat: G. sapineus grows on dead coniferous wood like pine logs, whereas orange webcaps are mycorrhizal and grow on the ground in forests.
- Edibility: G. sapineus is considered inedible due to its bitter taste, while orange webcap species like Cortinarius rubellus and C. orellanus are deadly poisonous and should not be consumed under any circumstances.
- Toxicity: G. sapineus lacks toxic compounds and is non-poisonous, but orange webcaps contain toxins like orellanine that can cause kidney and liver failure if ingested
- Appearance: G. sapineus has a dry, scaly orange-brown cap, while orange webcaps like C. rubellus have a slimy, glutinous orange cap surface.
- Gills: G. sapineus has crowded, rusty orange gills, while webcaps have rusty brown to orange gills attached to the stem in a webbing pattern.
- Psychoactive properties: incorrectly states G. sapineus contains the hallucinogen psilocybin, while the other sources do not mention any psychoactive compounds in either species.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
jeremyheggeDescription
Cortinarius with a deeply radicating stipe in recently burnt forest. Hundreds of fruiting bodies in a small area - abundant!
Pic 4 under 365nm UV light.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
roger_steerDescription
Growing in weeds and grass in bike track.Gills close yellowish brown, residual ring, whitish above and bright ochre yellow below. Spores rusty brown, ellipsoidal granular 7.5 x 5 um. ?Cortinarius
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Cortinarius Subg. Telamonia (Subgenus Telamonia)Observer
ghjakeDescription
Cortinarius wirrabara ?
, subgenus Phlegmacium
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fredfetherstonDescription
growing at base of turpentine Syncarpia glomulifera
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exhaleDescription
Quite a long cort of some sp?. Greyish cap (when fairly wet) on purple stipe. A few myc threads at the base fluoresce under UV. Mixed Eucalypt forest.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
withinfungusDescription
Remnants of cortina on the stem (photo 1) and cap (photo 2).
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 2cm
Diameter: 6cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Burnt Messmate forest
Other spp: Eucalyptus obliqua, Xanthorrhoea minor, Coronidium scorpioides, Lomandra sp., Platylobium obtusangulum.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 5cm
Diameter: 5cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Swamp gum woodland
Other spp: Eucalyptus ovata, Acacia mearnsii, Pteridium esculentum, Dichondra repens, Rytidosperma sp
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 35mm
Diameter: 40mm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Messmate forest slashed roadside
Other spp: Eucalyptus obliqua, Acacia myrtifolia, Acrotriche serrulata, Leptospermum myrsinoides, Lepidosperma sp, Platylobium obtusangulum
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 5cm
Diameter: 2-3cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Swamp gum woodland
Other spp: Eucalyptus ovata, Acacia verticillata, Pteridium esculentum, Gahnia radula.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 3cm
Diameter: 2cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Swamp gum forest
Other spp: Eucalyptus ovata, Olearia phlogopappa, Leptospermum continentale, Pterostylis sp., Mycena sp., grasses, moss.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 7cm
Diameter: 3cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Swamp gum forest
Other spp: Eucalyptus ovata, Olearia phlogopappa, Acacia verticillata, Gahnia radula, Mycena sp., grasses, mosses, lichens.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 3cm
Diameter: 2cm
Substrate Soil (moss)
Habitat: Wet forest
Other spp: Eucalyptus globulus, Coprosma quadrifida, Pteridium esculentum, Tetrarrhena juncea, Galerina sp, moss
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neiltuckerDescription
Height: 5cm
Diameter: 2cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Wet forest
Other spp: Eucalyptus spp., Pomaderris aspera, Prostanthera melissifolia, Senecio sp., Tetrarrhena juncea, grasses
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 6cm
Diameter: 4cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Swamp gum forest
Other spp: Eucalyptus ovata, Leptospermum continentale, Styphelia humifusa, Gahnia radula, Pteridium esculentum.
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
russulaDescription
In the sand dunes facing the ocean
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
manticoeurDescription
Colour of cap a much more cool-toned lilac in person.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
franklinhermitDescription
Location: Along track to Top Paddock, near top, right hand side.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
franklinhermitDescription
Location: Alongside private road in eucalyptus leaf litter. Appears in same spot each year. Caps viscid but drying. Generally cream/white with light fawn tones to the caps. Gregarious, appearing across approximate 2 square metres.
No noticeable smell, taste.
Spore print = Red-Orange-Yellow #105 as per LF Costermans (2005).
Last 2 images are of over-matured fruitbodies still remaining.
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
franklinhermitDescription
Location: End of driveway towards road
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
zeke1944Description
Cortinarius sp Silvan
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
neiltuckerDescription
Height: 4cm
Diameter: to 10cm
Substrate Soil
Habitat: Mown nature strip with trees
Other spp: Eucalyptus globulus, Acacia melanoxylon, Pittosporum bicolor, grasses
