Pink and purple coloured gilled fungi gallery
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This species grows on small branches, pretty rosy pink cap 5-8mm across. Gills white to pale pink, decurrent with a short to 3mm long, stipe (Gates&Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.
This species grows on small branches, pretty rosy pink cap 5-8mm across. Gills white to pale pink, decurrent with a short to 3mm long, stipe (Gates&Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.
Growing in soil, caps up to 60mm across, splitting as the cap expands. Spore print white. Photo by Heather Elson.
Growing in soil, caps up to 60mm across, splitting as the cap expands. Spore print white. Photo by Heather Elson.
This pretty species grows in soil, has dry caps approximately 2.5cm across, with paleer mauve decurrent gills and stipe with yellowish colouring at the base. Found in spring. Photo by Charlie Price.
This pretty species grows in soil, has dry caps approximately 2.5cm across, with paleer mauve decurrent gills and stipe with yellowish colouring at the base. Found in spring. Photo by Charlie Price.
Found on soil, often amongst moss. Look like Hygrocybe cheelii but that species is found in spring.
Dry, shaggy purple-brown cap to around 6cm across. Stipe has 'snakeskin' like markings and to 9cm long x 1.5cm wide mid-stipe. Found on soil. Mycorrhizal genus. Image: Dr Genevieve Gates
Soil dwelling species with glutinous, translucent striate caps with lilac coloured gills, brown spores. Photo by Heather Elson.
Soil dwelling species with glutinous, translucent striate caps with lilac coloured gills, brown spores. Photo by Heather Elson.
Majestic soil dwelling species usually in groups, that is ectomycorrhizal. Purple, glutinous caps to around 10cm across, convex becoming broadly flattened. Rust coloured spores. Photo by Heather Elson.
Majestic soil dwelling species usually in groups, that is ectomycorrhizal. Purple, glutinous caps to around 10cm across, convex becoming broadly flattened. Rust coloured spores. Photo by Heather Elson.
Immature specimen Photo by Heather Elson.
With cortina intact. Photo by Heather Elson.
Soil dwelling species with greasy feel to the yellow-yellow-brown caps that grow to around 6cm across. Gills range from violet in youth to more yellow-brown with a violet tinge in age. The stipe is whitish violet with some brown fibrils and has a bulbous base (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Heather Elson.
Soil dwelling species with greasy feel to the yellow-yellow-brown caps that grow to around 6cm across. Gills range from violet in youth to more yellow-brown with a violet tinge in age. The stipe is whitish violet with some brown fibrils and has a bulbous base (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Heather Elson.
Soil dwelling species with greasy feel to the yellow-yellow-brown caps that grow to around 6cm across. Gills range from violet in youth to more yellow-brown with a violet tinge in age. The stipe is whitish violet with some brown fibrils and has a bulbous base (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Heather Elson.
Buff coloured cap with purple gills, white/pink spores and purple mycelium. Not to be confused with Cortinarius with purple gills and brown spores. Photo by Heather Elson.
Buff coloured cap with purple gills, white/pink spores and purple mycelium. Not to be confused with Cortinarius with purple gills and brown spores. Photo by Heather Elson.
Buff coloured cap with purple gills, white/pink spores and purple mycelium. Not to be confused with Cortinarius with purple gills and brown spores. Photo by Heather Elson.
Dry, smooth, liliac caps up to around 10cm across, in eucalypt leaf litter. Stout lilac stipe (to 6cm long, 2cm wide). Gills cream and sometimes with forks. Photo: Heather Elson
Dry, smooth, liliac caps up to around 10cm across, in eucalypt leaf litter. Stout lilac stipe (to 6cm long, 2cm wide). Gills cream and sometimes with forks. Photo: Heather Elson
Cortinarius sp. found on soil usually in association with native trees Photo credit: Chris Wilson
This species usually grows on fallen branches and twigs, a beautiful coloured maroon-brown, maroon-pink or liver brown fruitbody. Caps are 3-4cm across and stipe is around 3cm long. Spore print is medium brown. Found year round (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Pat Harrisson.
This species usually grows on fallen branches and twigs, a beautiful coloured maroon-brown, maroon-pink or liver brown fruitbody. Caps are 3-4cm across and stipe is around 3cm long. Spore print is medium brown. Found year round (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.
This species usually grows on fallen branches and twigs, a beautiful coloured maroon-brown, maroon-pink or liver brown fruitbody. Caps are 3-4cm across and stipe is around 3cm long. Spore print is medium brown. Found year round (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.
A yellowish cap overlaid with pinkish scales, yellow gills and stout pale yellow stipe that has a pinkish coloured sheath close to the base of the stipe (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Genevieve Gates.
A yellowish cap overlaid with pinkish scales, yellow gills and stout pale yellow stipe that has a pinkish coloured sheath close to the base of the stipe (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Genevieve Gates.
This photogenic wood inhabiting fan-shaped fungus is a delicate pink colour, with a striated margin to the cap. It has pale pink sub decurrent gills and a short stipe (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by HElson.
This photogenic wood inhabiting fan-shaped fungus is a delicate pink colour, with a striated margin to the cap. It has pale pink sub decurrent gills and a short stipe (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014).Photo by Herman Anderson.
This photogenic wood inhabiting fan-shaped fungus is a delicate pink colour, with a striated margin to the cap. It has pale pink sub decurrent gills and a short stipe (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by HElson.
Some Russula species need further research in order to provide accurate identifications from visible features alone.
Purple cap, yellow gills and light to rosy-pink stipe, growing in soil. Photo by Heather Elson.
Some Russula species need further research in order to provide accurate identifications from visible features alone.
This species grows on wood and has rosy-pink caps with white to pale pink decurrent gills with red margins. Photo by Heather Elson.
Found on living eucalyptus and decaying wood,cap is pink-brown covered with white furry layer that disappears with age. Photo by Heather Elson.
Found on living eucalyptus and decaying wood,cap is pink-brown covered with white furry layer that disappears with age. Photo by Heather Elson.
Growing in soil, brown cap to around 2.5cm across, brown stipe and lilac coloured, decurrent gills. Photo by Genevieve Gates.
Growing in soil, brown cap to around 2.5cm across, brown stipe and lilac coloured, decurrent gills. Photo by Genevieve Gates.
Growing in soil, brown cap to around 2.5cm across, brown stipe and lilac coloured, decurrent gills. Photo by Wendy Mycota.