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Genus: Cortinarius  
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SporesThis 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. Cortina
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Species: Cortinarius achrous E. Horak, Peintner, M.M. Moser & Vilgalys More imagesCortinarius achrous
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 110 mm
Width: 80 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius alboaggregatus Soop.
  Cortinarius alboaggregatus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 120 mm
Width: 80 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius atrolazulinus Moser
These are more then likely miss identification I hope to sort out theses purple Cortinarius next season.
More imagesCortinarius atrolazulinus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 100 mm
Width: 80 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius atroviolaceus M.M. Moser
The smallest of the purple Cortinarius with a cap scales much finer.
More imagesCortinarius atroviolaceus
Common Name: None
Found: Leptospermum Bush
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 80 mm
Width: 50 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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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.
More imagesCortinarius australiensis
Common Name: None
Found:
Leptospermum forest
Substrate: Ground
Spore: Brown
Height: 140 mm
Width: 100 - 300 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius bellus Horak
More imagesMicroscpic detailCortinarius bellus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 120 mm
Width: 75 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius castoreus Soop.

More imagesCortinarius castoreus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 120 mm
Width: 70 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius chalybeus Soop More imagesCortinarius chalybeus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 80 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius chrysma Soop. More imagesCortinarius chrysma
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 80 mm
Width: 30 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius collybianus Soop More imagesCortinarius collybianus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 90 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius cretax Soop   Cortinarius collybianus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 100 mm
Width: 80 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius cucumeris E. Horak More imagesCortinarius cucumeris
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 90 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius cycneus E. Horak   Cortinarius cycneus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 80 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius dysodes Soop More imagesCortinarius dysodes
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 100 mm
Width: 70 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius ignotus E. Horak More imagesCortinarius ignotus
Common Name: None
Found: leptospermum Bush
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 80 mm
Width: 40 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius lubricanescens Soop More imagesCortinarius lubricanescens
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 80 mm
Width: 30 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius mariae Horak More imagesRapacea mariae
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Olivaceous-yellow
Height: 100 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius ohauensis (Soop) Peintner & M.M. Moser More imagesCortinarius ohauensis
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 40 mm
Width: 40 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius phaeomyxa Horak More imagesCortinarius phaeomyxa
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 90 mm
Width: 40 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius rattinus Soop.
More imagesCortinarius rattinus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forest
Substrate: Growing from ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 100 mm
Width: 30 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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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.
More imagesMicroscopic detailCortinarius rotundisporus
Common Name: None
Found: Leptospermum forest
Substrate: Growing from ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 75 mm
Width: 50 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: Unknown
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Species: Cortinarius subcalyptrosporus M.M. Moser
Of the three described purple Cortinarius in New Zealand these seems to be the most common.
More imagesCortinarius subcalyptrosporus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 120 mm
Width: 100 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: Unknown
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Species: Cortinarius subcastanellus More imagesCortinarius subcastanellus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 70 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius taylorianus Horak More imagesCortinarius taylorianus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 120 mm
Width: 100 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius tessiae More imagesCortinarius tessiae
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 60 mm
Width: 50 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius ursus Soop. More imagesCortinarius ursus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 120 mm
Width: 100 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius veronicae Soop More imagesCortinarius veronicae
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 95 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Winter
Edible: No
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Species: Cortinarius vitreopileatus E. Horak More imagesCortinarius vitreopileatus
Common Name: None
Found: Nothofagus Forests
Substrate: Ground
Spores: Brown
Height: 95 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Winter
Edible: No
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