Cortinarius caesiocolor

Cortinarius caesiocolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Subgenus: Phlegmacium
Species: C. caesiocolor
Binomial name
Cortinarius caesiocolor
Kytöv., Liimat. & Niskanen (2014)

Cortinarius caesiocolor is a species of fungus in the large mushroom genus Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium). Found in southern Finland, where it grows with oak, poplar, and hazel in deciduous forests, roadsides, and parks, it was described as new to science in 2014. The specific epithet refers to the bluish-violet color of the cap. C. chromataphilus is a sister species.[1]

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References

  1. Liimatainen K, Niskanen T, Dima B, Kytövuori I, Ammirati JF, Frøslev TG (2014). "The largest type study of Agaricales species to date: bringing identification and nomenclature of Phlegmacium (Cortinarius) into the DNA era". Persoonia. 33: 98–140. doi:10.3767/003158514X684681. PMC 4312940. PMID 25737596.


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