Cortinarius salor
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Cortinarius salor is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to Europe and Asia, spreading as far east as Japan and New Guinea.[1] It is also found in conifer forests of the North American Pacific Northwest.[2]
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Cortinarius salor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Cortinariaceae |
Genus: | Cortinarius |
Subgenus: | Cortinarius subg. Myxacium |
Species: | C. salor |
Binomial name | |
Cortinarius salor Fr. 1838 | |
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The mushroom is blue-lilac when young, fading to yellow or tan with age.[2] Similar species include C. anomalus and C. muscigenus.[2]