Cortinarius gentilis
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| Species: | C. gentilis
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| Cortinarius gentilis (Fr.) Fr. (1838)
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Agaricus helvolus Pers. (1796) | |
Cortinarius gentilis | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is reddish-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is deadly |
Cortinarius gentilis is a deadly fungus of the genus Cortinarius, normally found in North America and Europe.[2]
Toxicity
In a study in Finland, dried and homogenized C. gentilis and C. orenallus mushrooms were orally introduced into a rat. Both species caused renal damage only, the changes of which corresponded to tubulo-interstitial nephritis.[3] C. gentilis has been found to be nephrotoxic to rats.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Cortinarius gentilis (Fr.) Fr. 1838". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ Phillips R. "Cortinarius gentilis". Rogers Mushrooms.
- ^ Möttönen, M; Nieminen, L; Heikkilä, H (Sep–Oct 1975). "Damage caused by two finnish mushrooms, Cortinarius speciosissimus and Cortinarius gentilis on the rat kidney". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 30 (5): 668–71. PMID 129997.
- ^ Schumacher, Trond; Klaus Høiland (June 1983). "Mushroom poisoning caused by species of the genus Cortinarius fries". Archives of Toxicology. 53 (2): 87–106. doi:10.1007/BF00302720. ISSN 1432-0738.
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