Cortinarius varius    (Schaeff.:Fr.) Fr. 

common name(s) : Contrary Webcap2 

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

synonyms: Phlegmacium varius 

edibility : discard

potential confusions with  Cortinarius varius toxicity of Cortinarius varius genus Cortinarius  

The cap is tawny-yellow to yellow-brown.

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 8 cm (between 4 and 12 cm)
  height of stem approximately 8 cm (between 4 and 12 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 15 mm (between 10 and 30 mm)

Chemical tests : flesh becoming chrome yellow when in contact with potash (KOH) or ammonia (NH3).


Cortinarius varius is rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Cortinarius varius in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Cortinarius varius in the forest of Rambouillet



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