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Family: Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius acutus
(Pers.) Fr.

Subgenus Telamonia

KEY ID FEATURES

• Small gilled, terrestrial fruitbodies found growing in conifer debris.
• Rather small and fragile for a "Cort".
• Pointed or conical cap.
• Member of the Cortinarius subgenus Telamonia.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal

SPORE PRINT: Brown

EDIBILITY: Unknown, do not experiment with Corts!

SIMILAR SPECIES: C. obtusus

COLLECTIONS

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-164-14
• LOCATION: Mile 18, Copper River Highway, Cordova
• DATE: 31-Aug-14
• NOTES: Small conical tan to brown caps with acute umbos. No odor, taste mild. On the ground under spruce and hemlock.
• SEQUENCE: 

TGCTGCTGGTTCTCTAGGGAGCATGTGCACACTTGTCATCTTTATATCTCCACCTGTGAACTTTTTGTAGACCTGGATATCTCTCTGAATTTGCCTGGCAGATTTGGGTTTAAGGATTGATCTGTTCTTTCCTTGTGTTTTCAGGTCTATGTTTTTCATATACCCCGATGTATGTTTATAGAATGTAATAAACAGGCCTCTGTGCCTATAAACTTATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCATCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAATATATCAACCCTCTTTTGCTTTTTTGCATGTCGAGTGTTGGATGTGGGGGTTTTTGCTGGACTCTCTCCTTGAGGTCAGCTCTCCTAAAATAAATTAGCAAAACAATTTGTTTACTGCTCATTGGTGTGATAACTATCTACGCTATTGGCAGTATAATGCACAGTTTAGCTTCTAACAGTCCATTGACTTGGACAATCTTTTATCAATGTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGATTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAAACTAACAAGGATTCCCCT