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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter |
| spore colour: Rusty brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Cortinarius hemitrichus Fr. subgenus Telamonia Cap 2-5cm across, conical to hemispherical, then flatfish with an umbo; cinnamon brown under the dense layer of tiny white hair scales; hygrophanous. Gills adnexed; pale brownish then cinnamon. Stem 30-60 x 3-8mm, base may be swollen; woolly white all over with white, ring-like zones. Flesh pallid when dry, brown where wet, sometimes with a hint of violet when young. Odor none. Taste slight but distinct. Spores ellipsoid, finely roughened, 7-8 x 4-5µ, quotient 1.65. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in mixed woods, especially with birch. Found in eastern and central North America and Europe. Season August-October. Not edible. |
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 06 November 2010
Lasek brzozowy.Wyrowno-Kaszuby.Poland
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