Cortinarius rotundisporus
Clel. & Cheel
Description:
A common fungus found under tea trees Variable in colour, young fruiting bodies can appear very green. It normally has a glutinous deep metallic blue cap with a brown centre and a viscid metallic blue stalk in wet conditions.

Notes: Clamp connections on all tissue, No cystidia. KOH on the cap and stipe produced a pinkish reaction.
Common name: None
Found: Leptospermum forest
Substrate: Growing from ground
Spore: Brown
Height: 75 mm
Width: 50 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
Macro images:
Cortinarius rotundisporus
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Scale= 8.5 mm.
 
Cortinarius rotundisporus
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Scale= 9 mm.
 
Cortinarius rotundisporus
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Scale= 9 mm.
 
Cortinarius rotundisporus
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Scale= 11 mm.
 
Cortinarius rotundisporus
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Scale= 11 mm.
Micro images:
Cortinarius rotundisporus spores
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Magnification = 1000x
Spores: brown 7 - 9 µm. x 5.5 - 7µm subglobos to globose, finely verrucose.
Cortinarius rotundisporus basidia
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Magnification = 1000x
Basida: 30 - 38 µm. x 8 - 11µm cylindro-clavate to cylindric, 4 spored.
 
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