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

synonyms: Hecken-Klumpfuss
Cortinarius rickenianus Mushroom
Ref No: 7114
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location: 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 (Phlegmacium) rickenianus Maire
Hecken-Klumpfuss Cap 4–6cm across, ochraceous-cream often with violaceous tinges. Stem 20–40 x 10–15mm, (20–30mm wide at marginate bulb), cream with remnants of the violaceous veil. Flesh white to cream with violaceous in stem apex when young. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills violet at first becoming violaceous clay. Spore print rust. Spores ovoid, roughened, 9–11 x 5–6µ. No reaction on flesh with NaOH; cap cuticle turns bright rose red. Habitat amongst scrub near deciduous trees. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility suspect -avoid. Found In Europe.

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