Cortinarius balteatus (Fr.) Fr., Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 257 (1838)Collection date: 25 August, 2018Collectors: Shannon Adams & Noah SiegelLocation: Girdwood, Alaska, USAHabitat: Mountain hemlock, Spruce, Western hemlock Description: Pileus: 61-116mm across.  Cap incurved into maturity.  Lilac cap edge in all specimens. Cap colors variable - from lilac when young to tan with lilac margin in mature... Continue Reading →

Cortinarius infucatus Fries, Monographia Hymenomycetum Sueciae 2: 309 (1863)Collection date: 9-Oct-18Collector: Noah SiegelLocation: Skykomish, WA, USAHabitat: Young Abies and Tsuga Description: Cap 23-48 mm across, greasy, hygrophanous, slightly roughened, pale ochre orange. Stipe: 52-75 mm long, 8-9 mm thock at apex, clavate, 15-22 mm thick at base, becoming hollow at apex, watery orange ochre, to orangish... Continue Reading →

Cortinarius deceptivus Kauffman (1907) Section: AnomaliCollection date: August 13, 2017Collector: Shannon AdamsLocation: Franklin County, MAHabitat: Mixed woods, mostly hemlock, some beech, oak and White pine Description: Pileus: 17-50mm across.  Furry or finely scaly, flesh creamy yellow-lilac blend in middle of cap and more taupe in cap margins. Younger specimens are more generally purple - still... Continue Reading →

Cortinarius wiebeae Thiers & A.H. Sm., Mycologia 61: 529 (1969) [MB#329174]= Phlegmacium wiebeae (Thiers & A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat., Fungal Diversity 112: 154 (2022) Collection date: May 28, 2017Collector: Shannon AdamsLocation: Lake Almanor area, CAHabitat: Mixed fir (white fir, ponderosa pine) Description:Pileus: 39-55mm across.  Bright white developing yellowish tan stains.Flesh: Off-white with faint tan... Continue Reading →

Cortinarius roseobulbus M.M. Moser, Sydowia 49 (1): 31 (1997) Collection date: 16 November, 2017Collector: Noah SiegelLocation: Boise Creek Campground, Willow Creek, CAHabitat: Oak, madrone and Douglas-fir Description: Pileus: 99 mm across. Stipe: 67 mm long and 20 mm thick at apex, 44 mm bulb. Base: mycelium and base of pink color with pink rhizomorphs. The... Continue Reading →

Cortinarius truckeensis Bojantchev, Mycotaxon123: 387 (2013) Collection date: June 3, 2017Collector: Shannon AdamsLocation: Blewett Pass, North Side, Chelan County, WAHabitat: Mixed silver fir and ponderosa pine Description: Pileus: 65-82 mm across. Creamy white Habit: Clustered to clumped only emerging slightly above surface layer of dry duff.  Flesh: Off-white to cream with silky sheen on cut... Continue Reading →

Cortinarius subolivascens A.H.Smith., Lloydia 7 (3): 183 (1944)Collection date: April 29, 201Collector: Shannon AdamsLocation: White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area, Mountain Loop Hwy, Snohomish, WAHabitat: On Ground under young Douglas fir, alder, hemlock Description: Pileus: 40-60mm across. Yellow-ochre to olive pileus with hydrophanous brown blotches and radial streaks, fading to tan. Surface moist and tacky, likely... Continue Reading →

Cortinarius casimiri (Velen.) Huijsman, Fungus 25: 20 (1955)  Collection date: November 4, 2016Collector: Shannon AdamsLocation: Discovery Park, Seattle WA, USAHabitat: Pseudotsuga menziesii other conifers, including introduced species. Description: Pileus: 15-50mm across.  Dull brown with white fibrils.  Umbonate.  Flesh: Tan, pale cream at base and at stipe apex but hollow at mid stipe (in maturity) with... Continue Reading →