Family: Cortinariaceae

Family: Cortinariaceae

Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Basidiomycetes:> Agaricales:> Cortinariaceae:> Cortinarius, Crepidotus, Dermocybe, Descolea, Galerina, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Unidentified

Genus: Cortinarius

This group are typically recognised by the presence of a cortina. The cortina is a veil silky or cobwebby fibbers which protects the gills of a young mushroom. That collapses as the cap opens in most cases, often leaving hairs on the stem which are then stain brown from the spores.

Species: Cortinarius achrous E. Horak, Peintner, M.M. Moser & Vilgalys
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 110 mm Width: 80 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius alboaggregatus Soop.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 120 mm Width: 80 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius alboserrulatus
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 75 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius alboroseus
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 80 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius armiae
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius atrolazulinus Moser The lmost comon of the three purple Cortinarius recognised by its slender spores. Q=1.86
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius atroviolaceus M.M. Moser The smallest of the purple Cortinarius with a cap scales much finer and with smaller spores then the others.
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum Bush Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius australiensis (Cleland & Cheel) E. Horak This fungus is recognised in part by its large size, white to cream cap coved in lght brown scales and more obvious is its short but large diammerer rooting stalk. With a thick white membranous ring. Been a cortinarius the ring will collect a large number of brown spores.
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum forest Substrate: Ground Spore: Brown	Height: 140 mm Width: 100 - 300 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius casteneodiscus
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 45 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius castoreus Soop.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 120 mm Width: 70 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius chalybeus Soop
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius chrysma Soop.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius collybianus Soop
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 90 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius cretax Soop
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 80 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius cucumeris E. Horak
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 90 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius cycneus E. Horak
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius dysodes This one has a very strong unplesent smell.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 120 mm Width: 90 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius elaiochrous Horak & Al.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius elaiops Soop
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 30 - 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius icterinoides
Common Name: None Found: leptospermum Bush Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 75 mm Width: 35 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius ignotus E. Horak
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum Bush Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius lubricanescens Soop
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius luteinus
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 15 - 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius cf. magellanicus
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius meleagris
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Olivaceous-yellow	Height: 100 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius mariae Horak
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius naphthalinus
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 95 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius orphyx
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum Bush Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 65 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius paraoniti
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 15 - 55 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius persplendidus Gasparini
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum forest Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 80 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius phaeomyxa Horak
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 90 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius pselioticton Soop
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius rattinus Soop.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forest Substrate: Growing from ground Spores: Brown	Height: 100 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius rotundisporus Clel. & Cheel 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.
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum forest Substrate: Growing from ground Spores: Brown	Height: 75 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Unknown

Species: Cortinarius subcalyptrosporus M.M. Moser The largest and the most common of the three purple Cortinarius recognised by its wider spores. Q=1.52
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 120 mm Width: 100 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Unknown

Species: Cortinarius subcastanellus
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 70 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius taylorianus Horak
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 120 mm Width: 100 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius tessiae
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 60 mm Width: 50 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius ursus Soop.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 120 mm Width: 100 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius veronicae Soop
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 95 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Winter Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius vitreopileatus E. Horak
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 95 mm Width: 60 mm Season: Winter Edible: No

Sequestrate Fungi

These are fungi which have lost there ability to forceful eject there spores in stead they rely on insects and birds to eat and cary them off for disperse. Many are brightly coloured and found on or partly beried in the ground some still retain a week stalk but others have even lost this.

Species: Cortinarius ohauensis (Soop) Peintner & M.M. Moser
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: Brown	Height: 40 mm Width: 40 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius peraurantiacus
Common Name: None Found: Native Forests Substrate: Ground Spores: ?	Height: 30 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Species: Cortinarius porphyroideus (Cunn.) HK.
Common Name: Violet Pouch Fungus Found: Nothofagus Forest Substrate: Ground Spores: ?	Height: 60 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

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