Cortinarius salor

Cortinarius salor is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to Europe and Asia, spreading as far east as Japan and New Guinea. It is also found in conifer forests of the North American Pacific Northwest.

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Webcaps; several species contain orellanine and none is recommended for eating Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Phlegmacium subfoetidum
• Thaxterogaster occidentalis
• Cortinarius camphoratus — considered toxic
• Cortinarius iodeoides — considered toxic
• Cortinarius alboviolaceus — considered toxic
• Cortinarius taylorianus — considered toxic

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Cortinariaceae

Genus

Cortinarius

Species

Cortinarius salor

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