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Cortinarius obtusus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Stumpfer Wasserkopf
Cortinarius obtusus Mushroom
Ref No: 6918
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Cortinarius obtusus2 Mushroom
Ref No: 6919
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Cortinarius obtusus 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 6920
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Cortinarius (Telamonia) obtusus Fr. Stumpfer Wasserkopf Cap 1–4cm across, conical to bell-shaped, then expanded and umbonate, reddish-brown and striate when moist drying ochre to light tan, sometimes splitting at the margin. Stem 40–80 x 4–10mm, often spindle-shaped towards the base, ochre-tan covered in white fibres; cortina white. Flesh ochre-tan. Smell strongly of radish. Gills ochre-cinnamon then cinnamon-brown. Spore print rust. Spores elliptic, 6–8.5 x 4.5–5.5µ. Habitat conifer woods, especially pine. Season spring to autumn. Occasional. Edibility Suspect – avoid as many Cortinarius contain toxins. Distribution, America and Europe.

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