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

synonyms: Kiefern Schleimfuss
Cortinarius pinicola Mushroom
Ref No: 7005
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location: Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Yellow, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Cortinarius (Myxacium) pinicola Orton Kiefern Schleimfuss Cap 3.5–10cm across, convex then expanded with a broad umbo, ochre-buff to tawny-ochraceous becoming paler towards the margin, glutinous when moist. Stem 15–150 x 8–16mm, whitish often tinged yellowish-buff, especially at the apex, silky white above the cortinal zone, covered in tiny white cottony scales from the veil below. Flesh whitish tinged yellowish-buff in stem, especially at base. Taste mild, smell none or honey-like. Gills whitish to pale clay, finally ochre-buff. Spore print rust. Spores lemon-shaped, rough, 13.5–16 x 7–8.5µ. Habitat under Scots pine. Season late summer to autumn. Rare. Edibility unknown –avoid, many Cortinarius contain toxins –avoid, many Cortinarius contain toxins. Found In Europe.

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