Cortinarius caerulescens (Schaeff.) Fr.
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common name(s) : Mealy Bigfoot Webcap
New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarieae
[sub-genus:Phlegmacium]
synonyms: Phlegmacium caerulescens, Cortinarius caesiocyaneus, Cortinarius coerulescens, Phlegmacium caesiocyaneus
(unconfirmed synonyms: Cortinarius mairei-juranus)
edibility : inedible
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The cap is grey blue to violet blue.
its texture is fibrous.
The gills are .
The spore print is rusty brown. This species is mycorrhizal.
The fruiting period takes place from October to November.
Dimensions: | width of cap approximately 9 cm (between 5 and 12 cm) |
| height of stem approximately 9 cm (between 3 and 10 cm) |
| thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 25 mm (between 10 and 40 mm) |
Cortinarius caerulescens is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking
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| | Above : distribution map of Cortinarius caerulescens in the forest of Rambouillet |
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page updated on 14/01/18