Cortinarius elegantior    (Fr.) Fr. 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarieae [sub-genus:Phlegmacium]  

synonyms: Phlegmacium elegantior 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Cortinarius elegantius, Phlegmacium elegantius, Phlegmacium turbinatum)  

edibility : discard

potential confusions with Cortinarius elegantior toxicity of Cortinarius elegantior genus Cortinarius  

The cap is ochre yellow, with olive or orange shades.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is rusty brown. This species is mycorrhizal.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 11 cm (between 5 and 15 cm)
  height of stem approximately 9 cm (between 5 and 12 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 25 mm (between 10 and 40 mm)


Cortinarius elegantior is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



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