This large group of terrestrial, mycorrhizal fungi is typically recognised by the presence of a cortina, which is a veil of silky or cobwebby fibbers that protects the gills of a young mushroom. This collapses as the cap opens in most cases, leaving hairs on the stem or forming a well-defined ring that is then stained brown from spores. They are a very diverse group in shape, size, and colour. The large number of species makes this group difficult to identify.
Cortinarius achrous
Cortinarius aerugineoconicus
Cortinarius alienatus
Cortinarius alboroseus
Cortinarius bellus
Cortinarius canarius
Cortinarius cardinalis
Cortinarius carneipallidus
Cortinarius castaneodiscus
Cortinarius chrysma
Cortinarius cucumeris
Cortinarius cuphomorphus
Cortinarius cycneus
Cortinarius dysodes
Cortinarius elaiochrous
Cortinarius elaiochrous var. leontis
Cortinarius elaiops
Cortinarius icterinoides
Cortinarius ignellus
Cortinarius ignotus
Cortinarius ionomataius
Cortinarius indotatus
Cortinarius kioloensis
Cortinarius lachanus
Cortinarius leptospermorum
Cortinarius lubricanescens
Cortinarius luteinus
Cortinarius meleagris
Cortinarius majestatica
Cortinarius naphthalinus
Cortinarius olivaceoniger
Cortinarius opaculus
Cortinarius ophryx
Cortinarius paludosaniosus
Cortinarius papaver
Cortinarius paraoniti
Cortinarius peraureus
Cortinarius persplendidus
Cortinarius phaeomyxa
Cortinarius pselioticton
Cortinarius rotundisporus
Cortinarius rubripurpuratus
Cortinarius subcastanellus
Cortinarius suecicolor
Cortinarius taylorianus
Cortinarius tessiae
Cortinarius ursus
Cortinarius veronicae
Cortinarius viscostriatus
Cortinarius viridipileatus
Cortinarius vitreopileatus
Cortinarius vinicolor
Thaxterogaster medioscaurus
Thaxterogaster mariae
Thaxterogaster iringa
Thaxterogaster alboaggregatus
Thaxterogaster australis
Thaxterogaster austrocyanites
Thaxterogaster castoreus
Thaxterogaster chalybeus
Thaxterogaster rhipiduranus
Thaxterogaster persicanus
Thaxterogaster cretax
Thaxterogaster cremeolina
These are fungi which have lost their ability to forcefully eject their spores. Instead, they rely on insects and birds to eat and carry them off for dispersal. Many are brightly coloured and found on or partially beried in the ground; some have a week stalk, while others have lost this.
The fungi below are those that I have been unable to identify beyond their genus. This is likely due to me misunderstanding the keys or a species that has not yet been described (named).