
This large group of terrestrial, mycorrhizal fungi is typically recognised by the presence of a cortina, which is a veil of silky or cobwebby fibbers that protects the gills of a young mushroom. This collapses as the cap opens in most cases, leaving hairs on the stem or forming a well-defined ring that is then stained brown from spores. They are a very diverse group in shape, size, and colour. The large number of species makes this group difficult to identify.

Cortinarius achrous

Cortinarius aerugineoconicus

Cortinarius alienatus

Cortinarius alboroseus

Cortinarius bellus

Cortinarius canarius

Cortinarius cardinalis

Cortinarius carneipallidus

Cortinarius castaneodiscus

Cortinarius chrysma

Cortinarius cucumeris

Cortinarius cuphomorphus

Cortinarius cycneus

Cortinarius dysodes

Cortinarius elaiochrous

Cortinarius elaiochrous var. leontis
Cortinarius elaiops

Cortinarius icterinoides
Cortinarius ignellus

Cortinarius ignotus

Cortinarius ionomataius

Cortinarius indotatus

Cortinarius kioloensis
Cortinarius lachanus

Cortinarius leptospermorum

Cortinarius lubricanescens

Cortinarius luteinus

Cortinarius meleagris

Cortinarius majestatica

Cortinarius naphthalinus

Cortinarius olivaceoniger

Cortinarius opaculus

Cortinarius ophryx

Cortinarius paludosaniosus

Cortinarius papaver

Cortinarius paraoniti

Cortinarius peraureus

Cortinarius persplendidus

Cortinarius phaeomyxa

Cortinarius pselioticton

Cortinarius rotundisporus

Cortinarius rubripurpuratus

Cortinarius subcastanellus

Cortinarius suecicolor

Cortinarius taylorianus

Cortinarius tessiae

Cortinarius ursus

Cortinarius veronicae

Cortinarius viscostriatus

Cortinarius viridipileatus

Cortinarius vitreopileatus

Cortinarius vinicolor

Thaxterogaster medioscaurus

Thaxterogaster mariae

Thaxterogaster iringa

Thaxterogaster alboaggregatus

Thaxterogaster australis

Thaxterogaster austrocyanites

Thaxterogaster castoreus

Thaxterogaster chalybeus

Thaxterogaster rhipiduranus

Thaxterogaster persicanus

Thaxterogaster cretax

Thaxterogaster cremeolina
These are fungi which have lost their ability to forcefully eject their spores. Instead, they rely on insects and birds to eat and carry them off for dispersal. Many are brightly coloured and found on or partially beried in the ground; some have a week stalk, while others have lost this.
The fungi below are those that I have been unable to identify beyond their genus. This is likely due to me misunderstanding the keys or a species that has not yet been described (named).