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| synonyms: Braunvioletter Schleimkopf |
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| location: Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Violet or purple, Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Bulbous base of stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Rusty brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods |
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Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) balteato-cumatilis Henry Braunvioletter Schleimkopf Cap 5–15cm across, convex, margin remaining incurved for a long time, pinkish-brown often tinged tawny and with violaceous margin. Stem 50–70 x 18–30mm, swollen at base, whitish becoming tinged violaceous or rust and with fugacious patches of violaceous veil near base. Flesh hard, whitish with violaceous tinges below cuticle. Taste mild, smell strong and rank. Gills pale clay sometimes with a violaceous tint, becoming clay or ochraceous. Spore print rust. Spores elliptic to almond-shaped, minutely roughened, 9.5–13 x 6–6.5µ. No reaction with NaOH on flesh; ammonia turns flesh yellowish-tan. Habitat beech woods. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility suspect -avoid. Found In Europe. |
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