Family: Cortinariaceae
Cortinarius cinnamomeus group
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Subgenus Dermocybe
Cortinarius cinnamomeus group | Iditarod Trail-Girdwood
KEY ID FEATURES
- Growing in mixed woods.
- Brown cap of various shades (honey, tan, ochre) with distinctly 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. croceus
COLLECTIONS
- COLLECTION ID: AKFF-165-14
- LOCATION: Iditarod Trail-Girdwood
- DATE: 3-Sep-14
- NOTES: Orange gills, honey brown/orange-brown cap and stipe, some pinkish at base. Under spruce and hemlock.
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- COLLECTION ID: AKFF-079-14
- LOCATION: Quartz Creek Campground
- DATE: 27-Aug-14
- NOTES: Cap 22-34 m across, bright orange gills, no odor or taste. Olive-yellow flesh. Growing under spruce, birch and aspen.
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