Maryland Biodiversity Project - Cortinarius squamulosus

Cortinarius squamulosus Peck

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Cortinariaceae > Genus Cortinarius Cortinarius squamulosus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13196

Status:

Found solitary or in groups on ground in coniferous or hardwood forests.

Description:

Cap: Reddish-ochre to brown with purple tints in age; surface cracks into scales in age; hemispherical, then convex with incurved margin (flat in age); flesh pale violet. Gills: Purple or purple-brown. Stalk: Ochre brown with dark brown fibers; ring-like zone, then violet woolly hairs covering enormous bulb at base (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 5 records in the project database.

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<em>Cortinarius squamulosus</em> (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). (Photo ID: 10539 - Psn: 40)

Cortinarius squamulosus (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Cortinarius squamulosus</em> (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). (Photo ID: 10540 - Psn: 50)

Cortinarius squamulosus (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Cortinarius squamulosus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 299967 - Psn: 64)

Cortinarius squamulosus in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Cortinarius squamulosus</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). Nearly round/broadly elliptical, roughened; measured 7.8-8.4 X 5.1-6.4 microns. (Photo ID: 10541 - Psn: 150)

Spores collected from a Cortinarius squamulosus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). Nearly round/broadly elliptical, roughened; measured 7.8-8.4 X 5.1-6.4 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Cortinarius squamulosus</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 299969 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Cortinarius squamulosus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/23/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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