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Cortinarius sect. Cortinarius
Cortinarius
Cortinarius is a globally distributed genus of mushrooms in the family Cortinariaceae. It is suspected to be the largest genus of agarics, containing over 2,000 widespread species. A common feature among all species in the genus Cortinarius is that young specimens have a cortina (veil) between the cap and the stem, hence the name, meaning curtained. Most of the fibres of the cortina are ephemeral and will leave no trace once gone, except for limited remnants...
11 branches of this group, most-observed first
violet webcap
speciesCortinarius violaceus
Cortinarius kioloensis
speciesCortinarius kioloensis
Cortinarius hercynicus
speciesCortinarius hercynicus
Cortinarius carneipallidus
speciesCortinarius carneipallidus
Cortinarius neotropicus
speciesCortinarius neotropicus
Cortinarius atroviolaceus
speciesCortinarius atroviolaceus
Cortinarius palatinus
speciesCortinarius palatinus
Cortinarius atrotomentosus
speciesCortinarius atrotomentosus
Cortinarius altissimus
speciesCortinarius altissimus
Cortinarius hallowellensis
speciesCortinarius hallowellensis
Cortinarius subcalyptrosporus
speciesCortinarius subcalyptrosporus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1150593.