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Cortinarius praestans (Cordier) Gillet
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius praestans (Cordier) Gillet

Cortinarius praestans (Cordier) Gillet

Cortinarius praestans is a common, edible webcap mushroom from Western European deciduous forests, legally protected in Hungary.

Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray

Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray

Cortinarius violaceus is a distinct violet mushroom found across North America, Europe and Asia, forming mycorrhizal tree associations.

Cortinarius kioloensis A.E.Wood
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius kioloensis A.E.Wood

Cortinarius kioloensis A.E.Wood

Cortinarius kioloensis is a dark violet-capped mushroom found in southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Cortinarius camphoratus (Fr.) Fr.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius camphoratus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius camphoratus (Fr.) Fr.

Cortinarius camphoratus is a conifer-associated mushroom found in Europe and North America with a variable disagreeable odor, and it is not recommended for eating.

Cortinarius sanguineus (Wulfen) Gray
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius sanguineus (Wulfen) Gray

Cortinarius sanguineus (Wulfen) Gray

Cortinarius sanguineus is a red mushroom growing in autumn conifer woodlands with pigments usable as a wool dye.

Cortinarius semisanguineus (Fr.) Gillet
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius semisanguineus (Fr.) Gillet

Cortinarius semisanguineus (Fr.) Gillet

Cortinarius semisanguineus is a mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in conifer and mixed northern hemisphere woods, and can be used for dyeing textiles.

Cortinarius cinnamomeus (L.) Gray
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius cinnamomeus (L.) Gray

Cortinarius cinnamomeus (L.) Gray

Cortinarius cinnamomeus is a brown-spored mushroom found in Northern Hemisphere coniferous forests, used to produce brown dye.

Cortinarius smithii Ammirati, Niskanen & Liimat.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius smithii Ammirati, Niskanen & Liimat.

Cortinarius smithii Ammirati, Niskanen & Liimat.

Cortinarius smithii is a North American agaric fungus prized as a valuable natural dye source.

Cortinarius uliginosus Berk.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius uliginosus Berk.

Cortinarius uliginosus Berk.

Cortinarius uliginosus is a mycorrhizal mushroom found in wet willow habitats and alder carr in North America and Europe.

Cortinarius infractus (Pers.) Fr.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius infractus (Pers.) Fr.

Cortinarius infractus (Pers.) Fr.

Cortinarius infractus is a bitter-tasting mushroom found scattered in mixed oak-beech deciduous forests, with a described variety from Wyoming.

Cortinarius clandestinus Kauffman
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius clandestinus Kauffman

Cortinarius clandestinus Kauffman

Cortinarius clandestinus Kauffman is a North American Cortinariaceae fungus first described in 1932 with defined physical traits and similar related species.

Cortinarius trivialis J.E.Lange
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius trivialis J.E.Lange

Cortinarius trivialis J.E.Lange

Cortinarius trivialis is a poisonous Cortinarius fungus, with characteristic cap, gill, and stalk traits, and similar species.

Cortinarius mucosus (Bull.) J.Kickx f.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius mucosus (Bull.) J.Kickx f.

Cortinarius mucosus (Bull.) J.Kickx f.

Cortinarius mucosus (Bull.) J.Kickx f. is a mushroom found in acidic sandy soils under trees in North America.

Cortinarius collinitus (Sowerby) Gray
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius collinitus (Sowerby) Gray

Cortinarius collinitus (Sowerby) Gray

Cortinarius collinitus is an inedible mushroom associated with hardwoods and conifers, with characteristic rusty-brown spore prints.

Cortinarius magellanicus Speg.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius magellanicus Speg.

Cortinarius magellanicus Speg.

Cortinarius magellanicus is a Cortinariaceae agaric fungus described in 1887, found in South America and genetically distinct New Zealand populations.

Cortinarius vanduzerensis A.H.Sm. & Trappe
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius vanduzerensis A.H.Sm. & Trappe

Cortinarius vanduzerensis A.H.Sm. & Trappe

Cortinarius vanduzerensis is a mycorrhizal mushroom found in North America's Pacific Northwest, with unknown edibility.

Cortinarius seidliae Ammirati, Niskanen & Liimat.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius seidliae Ammirati, Niskanen & Liimat.

Cortinarius seidliae Ammirati, Niskanen & Liimat.

Cortinarius seidliae is a mycorrhizal mushroom found with conifers in the Pacific Northwest that has a slimy wet cap.

Cortinarius rubellus Cooke
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius rubellus Cooke

Cortinarius rubellus Cooke

Cortinarius rubellus is a toxic northern hemisphere mushroom that causes severe kidney damage when mis-eaten.

Cortinarius caperatus (Pers.) Fr.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius caperatus (Pers.) Fr.

Cortinarius caperatus (Pers.) Fr.

Cortinarius caperatus is an identifiable mushroom species found across the Northern Hemisphere with specific physical and habitat traits.

Cortinarius varius (Schaeff.) Fr.
Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius varius (Schaeff.) Fr.

Cortinarius varius (Schaeff.) Fr.

Cortinarius varius is a mushroom that grows in coniferous forests on calcareous soil, with varying edibility reports.

Thaxterogaster purpurascens (Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat.
Cortinariaceae

Thaxterogaster purpurascens (Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Thaxterogaster purpurascens (Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Thaxterogaster purpurascens is a rare violet-tinged edible mushroom found in Northern Hemisphere coniferous forests.

Austrocortinarius australiensis (Cleland & Cheel) Liimat. & Niskanen
Cortinariaceae

Austrocortinarius australiensis (Cleland & Cheel) Liimat. & Niskanen

Austrocortinarius australiensis (Cleland & Cheel) Liimat. & Niskanen

Austrocortinarius australiensis is a large mycorrhizal fungus found in Australia and New Zealand, with unknown edibility that should be avoided.

Hypholoma fasciculare (Huds.) P.Kumm.
Strophariaceae

Hypholoma fasciculare (Huds.) P.Kumm.

Hypholoma fasciculare (Huds.) P.Kumm.

Hypholoma fasciculare, or sulfur tuft, is a bitter poisonous wood-rotting mushroom used experimentally to treat conifer root rot.

Hypholoma capnoides (Fr.) P.Kumm.
Strophariaceae

Hypholoma capnoides (Fr.) P.Kumm.

Hypholoma capnoides (Fr.) P.Kumm.

Hypholoma capnoides is a mushroom species that grows in clustered groups on decaying wood across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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