Cortinarius evernius
| Cortinarius evernius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Cortinarius |
| Species: | C. evernius
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| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius evernius | |
Cortinarius evernius | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is campanulate or flat |
 | Hymenium is adnate or sinuate |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Cortinarius evernius is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[2] The mushroom is grayish brown or grayish purple. The cap is convex and it has remnants of the membrane. The gills are greyish purple in the beginning, then brownish. The stipe is grayish purple and it has remnants of the partial veil.
Description
The mushroom cap is 3–9 centimetres (1.2–3.5 in) wide, conical when young and then umbonate, reddish to violet-brown, often with a white-edged margin, smooth (possibly silky in appearance) and dry, with a mild odor.[3] The gills are adnate or notched, violet then brown.[3] The stalk is 7–15 cm (3–6 in) tall and 1–2 cm wide, equal or thicker at the base, tinted violet, dry, and partly covered by whitish remnants of partial veil[3] in a zig-zag pattern. The spores are brown and elliptical.[3]
The mushroom's edibility is unknown, but its consumption is not recommended due to some related species being deadly poisonous.[3][4]
Similar species
Similar species include Cortinarius brunneus, C. obtusus, and C. vernus.[3]
Habitat
The mushroom grows in coniferous forests and near swamps.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Taxonomy source: Index Fungorum Read 29.8.2008
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ a b c d e f Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ Phillips, R. (1981). WSOY Suuri Sienikirja. WSOY. p. 136. ISBN 951-0-17255-3.
External links
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