Cortinarius caninus
Appearance
Cortinarius caninus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Cortinariaceae |
Genus: | Cortinarius |
Species: | C. caninus
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Binomial name | |
Cortinarius caninus Fr., 1821
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Cortinarius caninus is a basidiomycota mushroom in the family of Cortinariaceae.
General
[edit]The Cortinarius are a superior mushroom, due to their cortina (a type of very fine veil). This is the most prolific genus of fungus, and numbers in the thousands.
Description
[edit]Cortinarius caninus has a creamy brown cap measuring up to 9 cm in diameter. The foot is fibrous and bulbous and measures from 5–11 cm in height, with a diameter of 0.8 to 1.4 cm. It sprouts in autumn in forests, especially conifer.
The species is inedible.[1]
Gallery
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.