Cuphophyllus cheelii
(A.M. Young) J.A. Cooper 2023
Description:
A small, brightly pink-lilac waxgill, notable for its rare lilac pigmentation, funnel-shaped cap, thick decurrent gills, and broadly ellipsoid to subglobose spores. Originally described from Australia; now also recorded in New Zealand’s South Island.

Pileus: up to 20 mm; funnel‑shaped, often with a wavy, felty margin; colour bright pinkish-lilac, one of the rarest hues among agarics; dry surface
Lamellae: thick, widely spaced, pale pink, decurrent, extending down the stipe; edges entire.
Stipe: slender, pink, often with a yellowish base; dry; central.
Odour/tast: not distinctive.

Common name: None
Habitat: Lowland podocarp-broadleaf forest
Substrate: Saprobic, growing from soil
Distribution: West Coast, South Island
Season: Autumn to early winter
Biostatus: Exotic
Edible: No
Spore print: White
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