Cortinarius (Pers.) Gray

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Cortinarius

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7299 with A. E. Franco-Molano, L. Umaña & M. Mata, 19 Jun 1994

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. La Chonta.

  • Habitat

    Submontane cloud forest. Quercus copeyensis, Q. seemannii. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 4-8 cm broad, convex to plane, viscid to glutinous, soon dry, dark brown (8F8) and slightly paler toward margin when young, remaining dark on the disc, but paler colors (8C-D8-7 series) more prevalent toward margin, finely appressed fibrillose under gluten. Flesh white, unchanging, up to 1 cm thick, with mild odor and taste. Lamellae adnexed, close, up to 1 cm broad at maturity, lilac when young when covered with cortina, soon developing cinnamon tints with spore maturation. Cortina glutinous, pale lilac intergrading with pale lilac to white on stipe. Stipe 2-8 cm long, 1.5-2 cm broad, ±equal with a slight downward taper toward base, glutinous, soon dry, white to pale lilac above, with cortinate zone above, shiny silky fibrillose and white below when dried out; interior white, unchanging, becoming hollow with age.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02072698

    Occurrence ID: 405ddef8-9365-4b93-b7be-72caa200309e

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Cortinariaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cortinarius (Pers.) Gray det R. E. Halling, 19 Jun 1994

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    La Chonta

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2400 m. (7874 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.6994, -83.9419

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