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Family: Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius croceus
(Schaeff.) Gray

Subgenus Dermocybe

KEY ID FEATURES

• Growing with hardwoods or mixed woods. Seems to prefer conifers as you get into the lower 48.
• Brown cap of various shades (honey, tan, ochre) with distinctly yellow gills.
• Member of the Cortinarius subgenus Dermocybe.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal

SPORE PRINT: Rusty Brown

EDIBILITY: Unknown, do not experiment with Corts!

SYNONYM: Dermocybe crocea

SIMILAR SPECIES: C. aurantiobasis, C. cinnamomeoluteus & C. cinnamomeus

COLLECTIONS

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-122-14
• LOCATION: Crescent Lake Trail
• DATE: 27-Aug-14
• NOTES: Mustard gills young, yellowish-olive to rusty. Olive yellow flesh, earthy odor, mild taste. Under birch, spruce and aspen.
• SEQUENCE: 

GGGTTGCTGCTGGCTCTCTCGGGAGCATGTGCACACTTGTCATCTTTATATCTCCACCTGTGCACCTTTTGTAGATCTGGATATCTTTCTGAATGCCTGGCATTCGGGTTTGAGGATTGACTTCTGTCTTTTCCTTACATTTCCAGGCCTATGTTTTCTTCACATACACCATTTATGTTATAGAATGTAATGAAAGGGCCTTTGTGCCTACAAACCTTATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAATATATCAACCTCCTCAAGTTTTGACTTGTCGAGTGTTTGGATGTGGGGGTCTTTTGCTGGTCTCTTTTGAGGTCGGCTCCCCTAAAATGCATTAGCGGAACAATTTGTTGACCCGTTTATTGGTGTGATAACTATCTACGCTTTTGACGTGAAACAGGTTCAGCTTCTAACGGTCCATTGACTTGGACAATTTTTCATTAATGTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAAACTAACAAGGATTCCCCTAGTAACTGCGAGTGAAGCGGGAAAAGCTCAAA