Cortinarius varius (Schaeff.:Fr.) Fr.
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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
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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
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| | Above : distribution map of Cortinarius varius in the forest of Rambouillet |
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page updated on 14/01/18