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Cortinarius evernius is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. The mushroom is grayish brown or grayish purple. The cap is convex and it has remnants of the membrane. The gills are greyish purple in the beginning, then brownish. The stipe is grayish purple and it has remnants of the partial veil.
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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
- Cortinarius glandicolor — considered toxic
- Cortinarius substriatus — considered toxic
- Cortinarius anomalus — considered toxic
- Cortinarius aptecohaerens — considered toxic
- Cortinarius harvardensis — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Cortinariaceae
- Genus
- Cortinarius
- Species
- Cortinarius evernius
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