Family: TRICHOLOMATACEAE

Scientific name: Collybia sp.

Common Name: Twisted stem agaric

Distribution: Further information required

General Information: Identification can be difficult. The cap is convex to flat, reddish-brown, to 6 cm diameter. Gills almost free from stem, dirty white in colour. Stem twisted, rope-like to 7 cm long, often somewhat flattened. Caespitose habit, forming fairy rings in lawn.

Specimen: Paten Track, Mt Coot-tha, SE QLD, 5.3.06

Source: James Cook University, http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/fungi/JCUDEV_017234

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