Cortinariaceae

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Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Cortinariaceae
Cortinarius iodes Berk. & M.A.Curtis, 1853

Cortinarius iodes Berk. & M.A.Curtis, 1853

Cortinarius iodes Berk. & M.A.Curtis, 1853

Cortinarius iodes is a purple-capped mushroom not recommended for consumption, found across multiple continents.

Phlegmacium subfoetidum (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium subfoetidum (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium subfoetidum (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium subfoetidum is a mushroom found in the North American Pacific Northwest with unknown edibility that is not recommended for consumption.

Phlegmacium ponderosum (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium ponderosum (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium ponderosum (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium ponderosum is a large cortinariacean mushroom of the western US, with unknown edibility that is not recommended for eating.

Phlegmacium triumphans (Fr.) A.Blytt

Phlegmacium triumphans (Fr.) A.Blytt

Phlegmacium triumphans (Fr.) A.Blytt

Phlegmacium triumphans is a mycorrhizal mushroom that associates with birch trees, found across Europe, Asia, and northeastern North America.

Phlegmacium subolivascens (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium subolivascens (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium subolivascens (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Phlegmacium subolivascens is a mushroom found in dry Pacific Northwest conifer forests with characteristic cap, stipe and spore color traits.

Cortinarius austrovenetus Cleland

Cortinarius austrovenetus Cleland

Cortinarius austrovenetus Cleland

Cortinarius austrovenetus is a Australian cortinariaceous mushroom found mainly in eastern Australian eucalypt forests.

Cortinarius flexipes (Pers.) Fr.

Cortinarius flexipes (Pers.) Fr.

Cortinarius flexipes (Pers.) Fr.

Cortinarius flexipes is an inedible fungus with a Pelargonium scent and specific morphological features.

Cortinarius ohlone Bojantchev

Cortinarius ohlone Bojantchev

Cortinarius ohlone Bojantchev

Cortinarius ohlone is a basidiomycete mushroom found in California, USA, formally described as new to science in 2013.

Cortinarius traganus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius traganus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius traganus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius traganus is a violet-aging mushroom that grows in coniferous forests across the Northern Hemisphere temperate zone.

Cortinarius alboviolaceus (Pers.) Zawadzki

Cortinarius alboviolaceus (Pers.) Zawadzki

Cortinarius alboviolaceus (Pers.) Zawadzki

Cortinarius alboviolaceus is a mushroom that starts lilac, yellows to whitish-gray with age, has indistinct odor and taste.

Cortinarius evernius (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius evernius (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius evernius (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius evernius is a brownish mushroom of coniferous forests and swamps with unknown, unsafe edibility.

Cortinarius pholideus (Lilj.) Fr.

Cortinarius pholideus (Lilj.) Fr.

Cortinarius pholideus (Lilj.) Fr.

Cortinarius pholideus is an inedible fungus found in parts of Europe and North America.

Cortinarius armillatus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius armillatus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius armillatus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius armillatus is a webcap mushroom that grows under birches in North America and Europe, with variable edibility and uses for dyeing.

Phlegmacium glaucopus (Schaeff.) Wünsche

Phlegmacium glaucopus (Schaeff.) Wünsche

Phlegmacium glaucopus (Schaeff.) Wünsche

Phlegmacium glaucopus is a mycorrhizal fungus found in North American and European forests, with unusual hydrophobic mycorrhizae.

Cortinarius anomalus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius anomalus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius anomalus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius anomalus is an inedible mushroom common across Northern Hemisphere temperate woodlands, with distinct violet-tinged young gills.

Cortinarius salor Fr.

Cortinarius salor Fr.

Cortinarius salor Fr.

Cortinarius salor is a basidiomycete mushroom found across Eurasia, western North America, and New Guinea, with blue-lilac young fruiting bodies.

Cortinarius rotundisporus Cleland & Cheel

Cortinarius rotundisporus Cleland & Cheel

Cortinarius rotundisporus Cleland & Cheel

Cortinarius rotundisporus is a mushroom found in Australia and New Zealand that grows in association with certain trees.

Cortinarius archeri Berk.

Cortinarius archeri Berk.

Cortinarius archeri Berk.

Cortinarius archeri Berk. is a common violet-capped mycorrhizal webcap species native to southern Australia and recorded in New Zealand.

Cortinarius praestans (Cordier) Gillet

Cortinarius praestans (Cordier) Gillet

Cortinarius praestans (Cordier) Gillet

Cortinarius praestans is a common, edible webcap mushroom from Western European deciduous forests, legally protected in Hungary.

Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray

Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray

Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray

Cortinarius violaceus is a distinct violet mushroom found across North America, Europe and Asia, forming mycorrhizal tree associations.

Cortinarius kioloensis A.E.Wood

Cortinarius kioloensis A.E.Wood

Cortinarius kioloensis A.E.Wood

Cortinarius kioloensis is a dark violet-capped mushroom found in southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Cortinarius camphoratus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius camphoratus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius camphoratus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius camphoratus is a conifer-associated mushroom found in Europe and North America with a variable disagreeable odor, and it is not recommended for eating.

Cortinarius sanguineus (Wulfen) Gray

Cortinarius sanguineus (Wulfen) Gray

Cortinarius sanguineus (Wulfen) Gray

Cortinarius sanguineus is a red mushroom growing in autumn conifer woodlands with pigments usable as a wool dye.

Cortinarius semisanguineus (Fr.) Gillet

Cortinarius semisanguineus (Fr.) Gillet

Cortinarius semisanguineus (Fr.) Gillet

Cortinarius semisanguineus is a mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in conifer and mixed northern hemisphere woods, and can be used for dyeing textiles.

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