Cortinarius alboviolaceus
| Cortinarius alboviolaceus | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Cortinarius |
| Species: | C. alboviolaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius alboviolaceus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Agaricus glaucopus Pers. (1801) | |
Cortinarius alboviolaceus is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Cortinarius native to Europe and North America.
Description
The mushroom is lilac, later yellowing and often becoming whitish/grayish.[2][3] Its cap is 3–8 cm wide, conical to umbonate, dry, silky, with whitish to pale lilac flesh.[2][3] The gills are adnate or adnexed, grayish lilac becoming brown as the spores mature and lend their color.[2] The stalk is 4–8 cm tall and .5–1.5 wide, larger at the base, sometimes with white veil tissue.[2][3] The odour and taste are indistinct.[3]
Similar species
Similar species include the essentially identical C. griseoviolaceus, as well as Inocybe lilacina.[2] C. camphoratus is similar, but with a foul odour. C. malachius has a grayish cap and, when dry, a scaly surface.[3]
Potential edibility
Its edibility is considered unknown by some guides but it is not recommended due to its similarity to deadly poisonous species.[2] At least one guide considers it edible, but not recommended.[4] Conflicting accounts indicate that it may itself be poisonous.[5]
References
Cortinarius alboviolaceus | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
  | Cap is conical or umbonate |
  | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
- ^ "Cortinarius alboviolaceus (Pers.) Fr". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ a b c d e Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.