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Family: Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius mucosus-group
(Fr.) Fr.

Subgenus Myxacium

KEY ID FEATURES

• Species and habitat are highly intertwined with this group, host trees being one key identification characteristic. Individual species can be host specific with mixed conifers, pines, cottonwoods, aspens, etc.
• This group of Corts has both a viscid (slimy) cap and stipe (hence the species name).
• Member of the Cortinarius subgenus Myxacium.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal

SPORE PRINT: Rusty Brown

EDIBILITY: Unknown, not something you would want to eat.

SIMILAR SPECIES: C. absarokensis, C. favrei, C. muscigenus, C. mucifluus, C. trivialis, C. vanduzerensis and C. vernicosus

COLLECTIONS

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-080-14
• LOCATION: Quartz Creek Campground
• DATE: 27-Aug-14
• NOTES: Cap 25-60 mm across, viscid. Stipe 70-90mm long, 7 mm thick at apex. Flesh beige, no odor, taste mild. Under spruce, aspen and birch.
• SEQUENCE: 

TTTGAGCTTTTCCCGCTTCACTCGCAGTTACTAGGGGAATCCTTGTTAGTTTCTTTTCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGCTTAAGTTCAGCGGGTAGTCCTACCTGATTTGAGGTCACATTAATAAATAGAGAATTGTCCAAGTCAATGGACTGTTATAAGCTGAACTTGCTTCACGTCAATAGCGTAGATATGCTATCACACCAATGAACGGTCAACAAATTGTTCCGCTAATACATTTCAGGGGAGCTGACCTTGGAGAAGGCCAGCAAAATAACACCCCCACATCCAAACACTCTCAAAATTTAAAGAGGTTGATATATTAATGACACTCAAACAGGCATGCTCCTCGGAATACCAAGGAGCGCAAGGTGCGTTCAAAGATTCGATGATTCACTGAATTCTGCAATTCACATTACTTATCGCATTTCGCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGCGAGAGCCAAGAGATCCGTTGCTGAAAGTTGTATAGGTTTATATTATATAGGGTCCATTATATCACAATAAGATTATATGAAAAAGAACATAGACCTAGAAATGCAAGGAAAGACAACAAAGTCAAATTCCTCCAACCTAAAATGCTGGTTAGCATTTCAGAGAGTGATCCAGGTCTACAAAATGTGCACAGGTGGAGACATAAAGATGACAAGCGTGCACGATGCTCTCTAGAGAACCAGCAACAACTCATCAG