Cortinarius elatior is a species of mushroom native to Europe which is commonly known as the wrinkled webcap due to the cap's tendency to wrinkle with age.
| Cortinarius elatior | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Cortinarius |
| Species: | C. elatior
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| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius elatior Fr. (1801)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Agaricus elatus Pers. | |
Cortinarius elatior | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical or umbonate |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is reddish-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Description edit
Cortinarius elatior is a large webcap mushroom with white flesh.
Cap: 5-11cm. Starts conical before flattening with an umbo. The cap may become sticky and slimy when wet and lined when older usually with white veil remnants on the edges. Stem: 5-8cm. Tapers down to the base such that it has a pointed appearance which is wider at the top. Partial veil is pale violet to blue in colour forming and indistinct ring zone. Gills: Cream turning reddish-brown with age. Spacing is distant and attachment to the stipe is adnate. Spore print: Reddish-brown. Spores: Almond to lemon shaped with warts. 11-15 x 7.5-9 μm. Taste: Indistinct. Smell: Sweet like honey but not pleasant.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Cortinarius elatior Fr. 1838". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Buczacki, Stefan (2012). Collins fungi guide. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-724290-0. OCLC 793683235.
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