Cortinarius salor Fr. is a fungus in the Cortinariaceae family, order Agaricales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Cortinarius salor Fr.

Cortinarius salor Fr.

Cortinarius salor is a basidiomycete mushroom found across Eurasia, western North America, and New Guinea, with blue-lilac young fruiting bodies.

Genus
Cortinarius
Order
Agaricales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Cortinarius salor Fr.

Cortinarius salor Fr. is a basidiomycete fungus belonging to the genus Cortinarius. It is native to Europe and Asia, with a range extending east as far as Japan and New Guinea. It can also be found growing in conifer forests in the North American Pacific Northwest. Young mushrooms of this species are blue-lilac in color, and they fade to yellow or tan as they age. Species similar to Cortinarius salor include C. anomalus and C. muscigenus.

Photo: (c) Federico Calledda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Federico Calledda · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Cortinariaceae Cortinarius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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