Tricholomopsis rutilans

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LOCATION:

Basecamp Loop

DATE FOUND:

Day 3 – 01 October 2022

This Tricholomopsis rutilans was a distinctive purple colour with a furry texture on both the stem and cap.

The stem’s scales were orangy brown coloured, but the stem itself appeared purple.

It grew out the side of a rotting log.

Day 4 – 08 October 2022:

As before, this grew out the side of the rotting log.

The flesh had paled into a straw-yellow colour.

The caps and stems were still covered in vinaceous fur.

Later on Day 5 – 15 October 2022:

On Day 8 –  :

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