Cortinarius Archeri
Australia's Emperor Web-cap Fungi

Spectacular young Cortinarius Archeri mushrooms

The cap colour of Cortinarius Archeri fades to ochre as it ages

 Fungi Cap: To 8cm, deep violet, slimy, convex with incurved margins, but eventually  light tan, dry, flat with wavy upturned margins.

    Fungi Stem: Initially swollen but becoming cylindrical, sturdy, central, solid, with a  sticky zigzagged cortina remainder zone, stained with rusty spores.

Spore print: Rust brown. Don't confuse this mushroom with the edible Lepista Nuda which is also mauve but has no Cortina stains or  rusty spore deposit on the stem.

 Flesh: Thick, pale lavender.

Found:  Mycorizzal  with eucalypts.  These specimens from Forrest, Australian Otway ranges

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Very thick, violet tinged flesh

The Gills of they mushroom look similar to Lepista Nuda when young.