Cortinarius reverendissimus    Bidaud, Moënne-Loc. & Reumaux 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarieae [sub-genus:Phlegmacium]  

synonyms: Phlegmacium claricolor, Cortinarius claricolor ss.auct. 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Cortinarius imissus)  

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with  Cortinarius reverendissimus toxicity of Cortinarius reverendissimus genus Cortinarius  

The cap is tawny, ochre yellow to ochre-reddish.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is rusty brown. This species is mycorrhizal.

The fruiting period takes place from September to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 10 cm (between 5 and 15 cm)
  height of stem approximately 9 cm (between 4 and 15 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 15 mm (between 10 and 30 mm)

Chemical tests : flesh becoming golden yellow when in contact with potash.


Cortinarius reverendissimus is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18