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

Cortinarius rapaceus Mushroom
Ref No: 7108
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: White to cream
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

Cortinarius rapaceus Fr. subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 3-8cm across, hemispherical then convex; ivory to creamy ochre; sticky. Gills adnexed; pallid with just a hint of pinkish violet at first, then a little more brownish. Stem 40-70 x 9-12mm, usually with a marginate bulb; white with white veil and cortina. Flesh white. Odor nice, slight. Taste slight. Spores lemon-shaped, warty, 8.4-9 x 4.8-5.6µ, quotient 1.65. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat under conifers. Rare. Found in Europe and Washington. Season October. Not edible. Comment a very close American species is Cortinarius albidus Pk., which has larger spores. 9-11 x 5-6.5µ.

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