Gymnopilus junonius

Spectacular Rustgill at Kaleen, ACT

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Identification history

	Gymnopilus junonius	19 Aug 2020	Heino1
	Unidentified	8 May 2020	DerekC

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Heino1 wrote:

20 Aug 2020

There seems to be a ring of tissue around the stem, a little below where the gills join it - in which case that would be the remnant of a partial veil that covered the gills in the immature mushroom. Assuming that's correct and given collar and size, Gymnopilus junonius seems a good candidate.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.112357 -35.211948
Altitude 623.6m
Maps Gungaderra Grasslands
Places Kaleen, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 May 2020 04:23 PM Recorded on
DerekC Recorded by
Collections
Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like]

Species information

Gymnopilus junonius Scientific name
Spectacular Rustgill Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1037.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Gymnopilus pampeanus