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Wrinkled Cortinarius

Cortinarius caperatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Russia.January 0, February 0, March 0, April 0, May 0, June 0, July 35, August 173, September 113, October 17, November 0, December 0.
United States12,430
Canada679
Russia338
Alaska283
Finland234
Ontario220
Quebec162
British Columbia157
Sweden106
Austria87

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Human edible commercially tradedRecognized by a harvested source as edible and suitable for commercial food trade.Mushrooms traded as food, Volume I
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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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

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