Species introCountry intro
Greenskins (Cortinarius austroveneta)
Smooth caps with colour varying from pale greenish yellow at the margin to dark blue-green in the centres.
Caps are rounded to flat domes approximately 60mm wide. Stipe is scaly pale yellow and same colour for the gills.
Found under an open mixture of eucalyptus and pines with dense buffalo grass.
Fairly common but often difficult to see if they are in green grass. Tas, Vic, SA, NSW, WA
"Cortinarius austrovenetus", alternately known as "Dermocybe austroveneta" and commonly known as the green skin-head, and green dermocybe is an inedible brightly coloured green gilled fungus that naturally occurs in south eastern Australia.
Similar species: Agaricales
By Mark Ridgway
All rights reserved
Uploaded Mar 8, 2016. Captured Jun 10, 2012 19:35 in LOT M1 Sherbrooke Rd, Sherbrooke VIC 3789, Australia.
