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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Red or redish or pink, Orange |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Bulbous base of stem |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Rusty brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Cortinarius elegantior Fr. subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 5-13cm across, hemispheric expanding to flat; orangy yellow or reddish orange, eventually fading to dull yellowish brown; glutinous. Gills adnate; yellowish at first, then tawny ochre. Stem 50-120 x 10-20mm, with a marginate bulb; off-white with yellowish tints; fibrous. Flesh yellowish. Odor slight. Taste mild. Spores lemon-shaped, very rough and warty, 13.5-16 x 8-9.5µ, quotient 1.65. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in spruce woods. Rare. Found in Colorado. Season August. Not |
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