Cortinarius flexipes (Pers.:Fr.) Fr. |
The cap is dark brown, greyish-brown, with a central umbo. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is dark brown, brownish grey, with a clear but short-lived ring. The flesh is pallid then brown, unchanging; the odour is similar to pelargonium; its texture is fibrous. The gills are pale then cinnamon, with violet shades when young, adnate, distant (nb of gills per 90° ~ 12 ). The spore print is rusty brown. This species is mycorrhizal. It grows on the ground, in coniferous woods more frequently, but also in mixed or deciduous woods, with various conifers, but also with birch. The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Chemical tests : none. Distinctive features : grey-brown cap with umbo, covered with small white scales; odour of pelargonium; small size Cortinarius flexipes is infrequent and widely present in the forest of Rambouillet, and is frequent, more generally speaking . | ||
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