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

synonyms: Gelbfaseriger Wasserkopf
Cortinarius saniosus Mushroom
Ref No: 7125
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Cortinarius saniosus2 Mushroom
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Cortinarius saniosus3 Mushroom
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Cortinarius saniosus5 Mushroom
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location: Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: White to cream, Brown, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Gelbfaseriger Wasserkopf Cortinarius (Cortinarius) saniosus Fr. s. Moser, Lange Cap 1–2.5cm across, bell-shaped expanding with an acute umbo, tawny-ochre to cinnamon covered in radiating yellowish fibrils. Stem 30–60 x 3–4mm, pale ochre-buff, lighter at apex, covered in ochraceous cottony fibres; cortina yellow. Flesh concolorous, pale buff in cap. Smell strong. Gills ochraceous then cinnamon. Spore print rust. Spores almond-shaped, 8-9 x 5-6µ. Habitat in damp places, often near poplar and willow. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility suspect -avoid. Found In Europe.

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