Cortinarius nettieae

Cortinarius nettieae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. nettieae
Binomial name
Cortinarius nettieae
Ammirati, C.L. Cripps, Liimat., Niskanen & Dima
Cortinarius nettieae
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe has a cortina
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

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

Description

The cap of Cortinarius nettieae is gray or brownish in color.[1] It is convex and about 4-7 centimeters in diameter.[2] The stipe is about 5-12 centimeters long and 0.5-1.5 centimeters wide. It is white to purplish.[3] The gills start out light purplish, before becoming grayish and eventually brownish in age.[1]

Habitat and ecology

Cortinarius nettieae is found under conifers. It is typically found near the coast, where it grows under shore pine.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. 191. ISBN 9781941624197.
  2. ^ Adams, Shannon (May 12, 2019). "Cortinarius barlowensis". North American Cortinarius Collections. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  3. ^ 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. 20: 1399–1439 [1427]. doi:10.1007/s11557-021-01738-0. hdl:10831/82902.