Calonarius verrucisporus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Calonarius |
| Species: | C. verrucisporus
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| Calonarius verrucisporus | |
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Cortinarius verrucisporus Thiers & A.H. Sm. (1969) | |
Taxonomy edit
It was described as new to science in 1969 by the mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Alexander H. Smith who classified it as Cortinarius verrucisporus.[2]
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Calonarius verrucisporus based on genomic data.[3]
Description edit
The mushroom is brownish-yellow. Its cap is 3–7 cm wide, convex, brownish-yellow, dry, with firm yellow flesh, and mild odor and taste.[4] The gills are adnate to notched, whitish to yellow, browning as the spores mature.[4] The stalk is 1–3 cm tall, 1–2 cm wide, equal or clavate, with a yellow partial veil.[4] The spores are brown, elliptical, and warted.[4]
Its edibility is unknown, but it is not recommended due to its similarity to deadly poisonous species.[4]
Cortinarius magnivelatus is similar in appearance, but with a white veil and flesh.[4]
The species is characterized by a long-lasting membranous universal veil.[5]
Habitat and distribution edit
The specimens studied by Thiers and Smith were found growing solitary under Conifers in Silver Lake, California in June.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Calonarius verrucisporus (Thiers & A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ a b Thiers, Harry D.; Smith, Alexander H. (1969). "Hypogeous Cortinarii". Mycologia. 61 (3): 526–536 – via cybertruffle.org.uk.
- ^ Liimatainen, Kare; Kim, Jan T.; Pokorny, Lisa; Kirk, Paul M.; Dentinger, Bryn; Niskanen, Tuula (2022-01-01). "Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data". Fungal Diversity. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. hdl:2299/25409. ISSN 1878-9129.
- ^ a b c d e f Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 267–268. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ Thiers HD, Smith AH (1969). "Hypogeous Cortinarii". Mycologia. 61 (1): 526–536. doi:10.2307/3757242.