Cortinarius anomalodelicatus

Cortinarius anomalodelicatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. anomalodelicatus
Binomial name
Cortinarius anomalodelicatus
Ammirati, Liimat., Niskanen & Dima

Cortinarius anomalodelicatus is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae.

Description

The cap of Cortinarius anomalodelicatus is about 2-2.5 centimeters in diameter. It starts out a grayish purplish color, before becoming brown as the mushroom gets older.[1] It is convex.[2] The stipe is about 5.5-7.4 centimeters long, 4-6 millimeters wide, and grayish to brownish.[3] The gills are grayish to brownish,[3] and are adnexed to emarginate.[2]

Habitat and ecology

Cortinarius anomalodelicatus
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or emarginate
Stipe has a cortina
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

Cortinarius anomalodelicatus is found in conifer forests, where it grows under spruce trees. It is found in Western North America.[3]

References

  1. ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 190. ISBN 9781941624197.
  2. ^ a b Dima, Bálint; Liimatainen, Kare; Niskanen, Tuula; Bojantchev, Dimitar (November 2021). "Type studies and fourteen new North American species of Cortinarius section Anomali reveal high continental species diversity". Mycological Progress: 1413.
  3. ^ a b c Adams, Shannon (2022-11-24). "Cortinarius anomalodelicatus". North American Cortinarius Collections. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-05.