Species: Cortinarius rotundisporus Clel. & Cheel Go Back
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Description:
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A common fungus found under tea tree and beech. Variable in colour young fruiting body's can appear very green. Normally has a glutinous deep metallic blue cap with a brown centre and viscid metallic blue stalk.

Notes: Clamp conections on all tissue, No cystidia. KOH on cap and stipe produced a pinkish reaction. 		 
Common name: None
Found: Leptospermum forest
Substrate: Growing from ground
Spore: Brown		Height: 75 mm
Width: 50 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Macro images:
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Cortinarius rotundisporusScale bar 
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 Scale = 8.5 mm.
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Cortinarius rotundisporusScale bar 
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 Scale = 9 mm.
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Cortinarius rotundisporusScale bar 
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 Scale = 9 mm.
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Cortinarius rotundisporusScale bar 
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 Scale = 11 mm.
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Cortinarius rotundisporusScale bar 
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 Scale = 11 mm.
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Micro images:
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Cortinarius rotundisporus spores 
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Spores: brown 7-9µm x 5.5-7µm subglobos to globose, finely verrucoseMagnification = 1000x
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Cortinarius rotundisporus basidia 
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Basida: 30 -38µm x 8-11µm cylindro-clavate to cylindric, 4 spored.Magnification = 1000x
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