North American Cortinarius Collections
An ongoing study
Cortinarius cupreorufus Brandrud, Cortinarius. Flora photographica 3: 27 (1994) DescriptionCap: 30-100mm, convex to plano-convex, margin inrolled to decurved, viscid, colors mutable with age and exposure - at first yellowish-grey to olive-grey, sometimes mottled lilac-grey, disc darkening to warm brown to rich red-brown with buffer of yellow ochre, scales and patches in center of disc when... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius luteicolor is a Calochroid species described from the PNW. It has yellow-green gills, an olive-cap and paler stipe with white cortina.
Cortinarius saxamontanus Fogel, Mycologia 86 (6): 798 (1995) Collection date: 26 May 2018 Collector: Shannon Adams Location: Pipe Creek Snow park – NF141, Blewett Pass, Kittitas County, WA, USA Habitat: Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine Description: Pileus: Dry, margin inrolled. 48-65mm across, dingy yellow at cap margins to ochre at center of disk. Overall, strong yellowish appearance.... Continue Reading →
