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Cortinarius incognitus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Cortinarius incognitus Mushroom
Ref No: 6805
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location: North America
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Cortinarius incognitus Ammirati & Smith subgenus Dermocybe Cap 1.5-6cm across; broadly conic, then flattish with a low umbo; yellowish brown to cinnamon; appressed fibrillose. Gills adnate to sinuate; amber yellow at first, then more rusty. Stem 20-60 x 2-8mm, equal or tapering downward; pallid yellowish, base rusty brown or darker; surface fibrillose. Flesh yellowish at first, then brown. Odor normal. Taste slight. Spores ellipsoid or ovate, rough, 7-9 x 4-5µ, quotient 1.8. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in conifer woods, especially pine. Found in Michigan and New Mexico and probably other areas. Season July-November. Not edible.

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