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List of Cortinarius species
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With around 2000 species,[1] Cortinarius is the biggest genus of fungi that form mushrooms. Apart from a few species such as C. caperatus, many even so-called edible species appear to have very similar species that are at least inedible if not poisonous, or otherwise may differ in edibility geographically.
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The following species are recognised in the genus Cortinarius:[2]