{"id":2945,"date":"2013-06-11T20:45:26","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=2945"},"modified":"2013-06-12T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T07:46:20","slug":"purple-cortinars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/11\/purple-cortinars\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Cortinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130610-037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2933\" alt=\"cortinarius archeri\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130610-037-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130610-037-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130610-037.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cortinarius_archeri\" target=\"_blank\">Cortinarius archeri<\/a> is a mycorrhizal fungus that is common in Jarrah forests appearing mainly in June and July. \u00a0Interestingly it thrives in recently burnt forest and so far I have only found it in the bit we burned 2 years ago. \u00a0In this photo of \u00a0a young mushroom, you can actually see the matrix pattern of the <a href=\"http:\/\/australianfungi.blogspot.com.au\/2011\/06\/56-cortinarius-archeri.html\" target=\"_blank\">webbed\u00a0veil<\/a> between the cap and the stem. This veil gives the fungus its name, which means\u00a0<i>curtained<\/i>. \u00a0 The\u00a0common names are\u00a0cortinar\u00a0and\u00a0webcap. \u00a0Most of the\u00a0<i>Cortinarius<\/i>\u00a0are\u00a0poisonous\u00a0and some are lethal, so the general rule\u00a0is that it should not be eaten. \u00a0<i>Cortinarius<\/i>\u00a0is the largest genus of mushrooms in the world, containing well over a thousand types. \u00a0The stem and cap are both slimy grouping it as a <i>Myxacium<\/i>\u00a0(as opposed to\u00a0<i>Phlegmacium<\/i>\u00a0cap slimy, stem dry)\u00a0and the cap is &#8220;hygrophanous&#8221; ie it changes colour as it dries out.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mushroomexpert.com\/cortinarius.html\" target=\"_blank\">mushroom expert,<\/a><em>species with a slimy cap and stem\u00a0have a &#8220;slime veil&#8221; \u00a0like the veil\u00a0on an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mushroomexpert.com\/amanita.html\">Amanita<\/a>\u00a0but more disgusting. \u00a0As the mushroom grows, the slime veil breaks, leaving slime on the cap and on the lower stem.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cortinarius archeri is a mycorrhizal fungus that is common in Jarrah forests appearing mainly in June and July. 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