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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Orange |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Rusty brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Cortinarius vibratilis Fr. subgenus Myxacium Cap 2-5cm across, hemispherical then convex to domed; orange, slightly hygrophanous, lighter when dry, darker when wet; glutinous. Gills adnate; pallid reddish ochre then more cinnamon. Stem 40-70 x 4 -l0mm, often swollen at the base, but sometimes tapering and appearing root-like; white discoloring orangy in places, sometimes showing a ring zone; glutinous. Flesh whitish or a touch ochre. Odor slight. Taste very bitter. Spores ellipsoid, roughened, 6-8.4 x 4 –5µ, quotient 1.5. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in coniferous or deciduous woods. Frequent. Found in Europe and northern North America. Season September-November. Not edible. Comment The small size and very bitter taste help to identify this species. |
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