Cortinarius evernius

Cortinarius evernius is an inedible fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[2] Cortinarius evernius is grayish brown or grayish purple. The cap is convex and it has remnants of the membrane. The stipe is grayish purple and it has remnants of the membrane in a zig-zag pattern. The gills are greyish purple in the beginning, then brownish. The mushroom grows in coniferous forests for example near swamps.[3]

Cortinarius evernius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. evernius
Binomial name
Cortinarius evernius
(Fr.) Fr.[1]

Description

The mushroom cap is 3–9 cm wide, conical when young and then umbonate, reddish to violet-brown, often with a white-edged margin, smooth (possibly silky in appearance) and dry, with a mild odor.[4] The gills adnate or notched, violet then brown.[4] The stalk is 7–15 cm (3–6 in) tall and 1–2 cm wide, equal or thicker at the base, tinted violet, dry, and partly covered by whitish remnants of partial veil.[4] The spores are brown and elliptical.[4]

Its edibility is unknown, but is not recommended due to related species which are deadly poisonous.[4]

Similar species

Similar species include Cortinarius brunneus, C. obtusus, and C. vernus.[4]

See also

References
  1. Taxonomy source: Index Fungorum Read 29.8.2008
  2. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  3. Phillips, R. (1981). WSOY Suuri Sienikirja. WSOY. p. 136. ISBN 951-0-17255-3.
  4. Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.


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