Cortinarius clandestinus

Cortinarius clandestinus is a species of fungus in the Cortinariaceae family.[1] It was first described in 1932 by Calvin Henry Kauffman[1][2] from a specimen collected amongst moss under Douglas firs and hemlock at Lake Cushman, Washington.[2] Kauffman states that it is found in the states of New York, Colorado and Washington.[2]

Cortinarius clandestinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. clandestinus
Binomial name
Cortinarius clandestinus

The cap is golden brown and dry, with dark brown fibrillose scales.[3] The flesh is yellowish (darker when fresh) and fairly fragile. It has an odour resembling radish.[3] The gills are close and yellowish. The stem is equal or somewhat clavate, with yellowish veil fibrils and perhaps a ring demarcation.[3]

The European species Cortinarius melanotus is similar, with a brownish veil on the stem. C. cotoneus is tougher, with lighter fibrils. C. venetus var. montanus is greenish, with a yellow veil when young and a tomentose cap.[3]

References
  1. "Index Fungorum: Cortinarius clandestinus".
  2. Kauffman, C.H. (1932). "Cortinarius clandestinus". North American Flora. New York. 10 (5): 324.
  3. Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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