genus cortinarius

Noun
  1. The largest genus in the Agaricales;
    Agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils) (synset 113095037)
    is a type of: fungus genus - includes lichen genera
    member holonym:
    • cortinarius atkinsonianus - an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
    • cortinarius corrugatus - a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
    • cortinarius gentilis - a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
    • cortinarius mutabilis, purple-staining cortinarius - a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
    • cortinarius semisanguineus - a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
    • cortinarius subfoetidus - a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
    • cortinarius violaceus - a fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap
    belongs to: cortinariaceae, family cortinariaceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
    same as: cortinarius

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