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Family: Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius limonius-group
(Fr.) Fr.

Subgenus Dermocybe

Cortinarius limonius-group

Cortinarius limonius-group | Mile 20, Cordova

KEY ID FEATURES

Normally growing with conifers.
Brown cap of various shades (honey, tan, ochre) with yellow-orange gills.
Member of the Cortinarius subgenus Dermocybe.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal

SPORE PRINT: Rusty Brown

EDIBILITY: Unknown, do not experiment with Corts!

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

COLLECTIONS

COLLECTION ID: AKFF-142-14
LOCATION: Mile 20, Cordova
DATE: 29-Aug-14
NOTES: Orange fragile cap yellowish-orange veil. No odor, growing under hemlock and spruce.
SEQUENCE:

TGCCAGATTTTAAATTTGAGCTTTTCCCGCTTCACTCGCAGTTACTAGGGGAATCCTTGTTAGTTTCTTTTCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGCTTAAGTTCAGCGGGTAGTCCTACCTGATTTGAGGTCACATTAATGATATTGTCCAAGTCAATGAACTGTTAGAAGCTGAACTGCTTAACGTCAATAGCGTAGATATT