cooperj's Identifications
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Spring Webcap (Cortinarius vernus)Observer
davidwhyteDescription
Large number under pin oaks.
Cap was either consistent chocolate brown or had lighter tone especially around edge which was almost orange. These lighter toned fungi had lines on the cap edge. Cap didn't seem to be color changing with moisture. Not viscid.
Gills started whitish, before turning the chestnut brown color.
Stem was white, and no obvious cortina presence.
No obvious visual match to any of the known exotic cort's in NZ.
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Inocybe curvipesObserver
davidwhyteDescription
With pin oak, throughout the area where pin oaks were found.
No aroma in field
No bulb, growing as singles or clusters
Closest visual match of known in NZ species is Inocybe sindonia but enough differences that this could be something new.
General environment. Open cast coal rehabilitation site turned into park on edge of town. Exotic trees have been planted in blocks, varying in size and shape. But repeating the same species where are dominated by aciccia, eucalyptus, pin oak, macrocarpa and japanese cedar. Is a patch of conifers as well.
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
davidwhyteDescription
Fruiting in deep celery tree duff, close / under a totora and in manuka / kanuka regrowth.
Cap striated on edge, changed color with moisture. Was not symmetrical / odd shaped. This was not just because it was pushing up through the duff.
Cap and fruit body had slight waxy feel.
Gills decurrent and stem hollow.
Peppery aroma.
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Brittlegills (Genus Russula)Observer
sigridjakobDescription
Slight blush on stipe
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Lycoperdon compactumObserver
synch_Description
Found a few types, uncertain if different stages of same sp. or diff spp., hence separately logged
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Lycoperdon compactumObserver
synch_Description
? same as previous
Found a few types, uncertain if different stages of same sp. or diff spp., hence separately logged
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Genus GloiocephalaObserver
genevieveearlyDescription
Growing on dead nikau material, approx 2cm at longest edge
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Oysterlings (Genus Crepidotus)Observer
genevieveearlyDescription
Growing on dead nikau material
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