Green Skin-head

Cortinarius austrovenetus

"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.
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Appearance

The fruit bodies of "Cortinarius austrovenetus" are smooth with a convex or flat cap that can be up to 16 centimetres across. The pigment has been isolated and described as austrovenetin. They have yellowy brown; adnate gills underneath the cap.

Like most members of the family Cortinariaceae this mushroom has a thin web-like veil protecting the gills in the early stages of growth. Remnants of this veil may be seen on the mature stipe.
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Distribution

Occurring particularly in Victoria and Tasmania and typically in eucalypt forests or woodlands. It may exist in some numbers in New South Wales, South Australia and other eastern Australian states but little research has been conducted.
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Habitat

Occurring particularly in Victoria and Tasmania and typically in eucalypt forests or woodlands. It may exist in some numbers in New South Wales, South Australia and other eastern Australian states but little research has been conducted.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCortinariaceae
GenusCortinarius
SpeciesC. austrovenetus
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Australia