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Slimy-Girdled Cort

Cortinarius glutinosoarmillatus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 161, February 74, March 27, April 34, May 33, June 24, July 21, August 21, September 27, October 27, November 35, December 54.
United States343
California331
Nevada12
Mexico4
Baja California4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyWebcaps · Cortinariaceae
GenusWebcaps · Cortinarius

Sources

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