Cortinarius species
Description:
Of the three known purple Cortinarius, this is the smallest, with the scales on the cap being much finer, almost silky. These also have smaller spores than the other two purple species, C. carneipallidus and C. kioloensis cortinarius in NZ. Recently, DNA has been looked at, which confirms that this is not a described species.
Common name: None
Found: Leptospermum Bush
Substrate: Ground
Spore: Brown
Height: 80 mm
Width: 50 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
Macro images:
Cortinarius atroviolaceus
Scale bar
PDD 109675    Scale= 12 mm.
 
Cortinarius atroviolaceus
Scale bar
PDD 109675    Scale= 12 mm.
 
Cortinarius atroviolaceus
Scale bar
PDD 109675    Scale= 12 mm.
 
Cortinarius atroviolaceus
Scale bar
PDD 109675    Scale= 10 mm.
 
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