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Cortinarius vespertinus (Fr.) Fr., Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 272 (1838)Collection(s) observed: SDA 514 - Watson Lakes, WA. September 2019 - Shannon Adams Description: Pileus: 20-80 mm across, margin persistently incurved, dry to moist, ochre to ochraceus brown, young specimens covered with fine, almost felty, coating of whitish to cream veil remnants over orange-brown base, notable as... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius evernius (Fr.) Fr., Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 294 (1838)Collector: Shannon AdamsLocation: West VirginiaCollection Notes: Pileus 26-70mm, hygrophanous, dry, tan to pale lilac cream with powdery veil remnants on margin. Flesh lilac streaked with cream. Stipe 95-135mm long, 7-12mm wide at apex, hollow, dull purple, covered in layer of abundant white veil material, forming chevrons at... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius barlowensis Ammirati, Berbee, Harrower, Liimatainen & Niskanen: 1 (2014) Collection: Steve Trudell - SAT-09-261-14Location: Spruce-hemlock forest, with alder, Sitka, Alaska Description published in Index Fungorum 93: Cortinarius barlowensis Ammirati, Berbee, Harrower, Liimatainen & Niskanen, in Joe Ammirati, Mary Berbee, Emma Harrower, Kare Liimatainen & Tuula Niskanen, sp.nov. IF550403 With an ITS sequence (GenBank no.... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius caesiifolius A.H. Sm. (1939)Section anomaliCollected by: Steve Trudell, Shannon AdamsColl #: SAT-13-298-15, SDA 671, SDA 648Photograph: Steve TrudellLocation: Mixed conifer forest, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon and WA State SDA 671 WA State Notes: This is a relatively common and fairly distinctive PNW member of Section Anomali. An upcoming paper will stabilize the names... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius talus Fr., Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 263 (1838) Collections: SDA353 and NS3323Collected by: Noah Siegel & Shannon AdamsLocation: Skykomish, WAHabitat: Abies and TsugaDate: October, 2018Description: Cap: 28-55 mm across, cream to buff. Flesh: plain creamy white, firm. Stipe: 34-44 mm long and 11-17mm wide at stipe apex, abrupt bulb 13mm Lamellae: cream Analysis: Match to... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius wahkiacus Ammirati, Beug, Liimat. & Niskanen, Fungal Diversity 78: 150 (2016) Collection location: Rancho El Tule, Baja California, Mexico (31.8903°N 116.3991°W 620m) under Quercus agrifolia. Notes: No reaction to KOH, NH4OH or FeSO4.Collector and photography: Alan Rockefeller (Alan Rockefeller) Analysis: 99.8% match to NR_153062 Cortinarius wahkiacus from type material. Collection details on Mushroom Observer.
= Cortinarius elotoides M.M. Moser & McKnight, Mycotaxon 55: 311 (1995) = Calonarius elotoides (M.M. Moser & McKnight) Niskanen & Liimat., Fungal Diversity 112: 130 (2022) [MB#554412] Calonarius pseudoglaucopus is the valid name for this species. Cortinarius elotoides is a later synonym, for Cortinarius pseudoglaucopus recently transferred to Calonarius pseudoglaucopus. Description: Cap: Inately fibrillose, glutinous, yellow-green,... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius calyptratus A.H. Sm. (1939)Collection date: 20th October, 2018Collector: Shannon AdamsCollection ID: SDA 401Location: Buck Creek, Mt Rainier, WAHabitat: Mature forest with old growth component.Western Hemlock, fir and Douglas Fir. Description: Pileus: 39-60mm wide, purple-grey to brown tones, appressed fibrillose, covered in patches of lavender-grey veil tissue. Flesh: light-yellow in cap and bulb and blue-lilac under... Continue Reading →
Cortinarius albidolilacinus, Ammirati, Bojantchev, Beug, Liimat., Niskanen & Garnica, Index Fungorum 241: 1 (2015) Collection date: 21st February, 2017Collection location: Rancho El Tule, Baja California, MexicoCollector: Alan RockefellerHabitat: Live oakRecord on Mushroomobserver.org ITS:ITS sequence 1 base pair away from holotype of Cortinarius albidolilacinus (NR153047.1). Cortinarius albidolilacinus. Photograph by Alan Rockefeller
Cortinarius pholideus (Lilj.) Fr., Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 282 (1838) Collection location: Primrose Campground, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.Habitat: Growing under birch. Collection Date: 26th August, 2014 Collector: Noah SiegelCollection number: AKFF-051-14 DescriptionCap: 33-60 mm across, dry, scaly brown. Stipe: scaly to cortina, smooth above. Gills: Beige to tan. Odor/Taste: No odor, taste mild. ITS:Sequence is a 99% match (720/722)... Continue Reading →
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