When: 2011-07-10
Collection location: Little Hartley, New South Wales, Australia [Click for map]
Who: Lucy (lucya)
Notes:
Underground, near Eucalyptus.
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| Could Be | 1.0 | 4.40 | 1 | (irenea) | |||||
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| Doubtful | -1.0 | 4.87 | 1 | (mykoweb) | |||||
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| Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1) |
1.63 | 54.34% | |||||||
Comments
Add CommentWhile I have only read about these, the photos are exceptional IMO. The linear thingy in the center of the sporocarp is called a columella, and is the remants of a stipe. Haven’t followed recent research into these, but it is either starting to form a columella or is in the process of losing it. As such it is a fascinating example of a mushroom becoming a truffle or the other way around.
The relationship to Cortinarius means this should be collected and photographed, but NOT eaten. Some of the hypogeous Cortinarius in Oregon are quite poisonous.
… but I have added a photo that shows some orange on the surface of one (see added image). Would that be the kind of staining shown by Descomyces?
..was there any yellow-orange staining on the surface of the fruit bodies, if yes then this is most likely a Descomyces species, a gastroid form of Descolea.
Molecular studies have shown that species in the former genus Thaxterogaster can be associated with subgenera of Cortinarius which shows that these interesting gastroid fungi form a polyphyletic group within the large genus Cortinarius.
The columella here is too pronounced for Descomyces
This is a sequestrate Cortinarius