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Phlegmacium subfoetidum
Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phlegmacium subfoetidum is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1] It was previously known as Cortinarius subfoetidus.
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Taxonomy
It was described as new to science in 1944 by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith who classified it as Cortinarius subfoetidus.[2] It was placed in Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium).
In 1999 Meinhard Michael Moser and Joe Ammirati published the variety Cortinarius subfoetidus var. bubalinovelatus.[3]
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Phlegmacium subfoetidum based on genomic data.[4]
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Description
The mushroom cap is 3–10 cm wide, convex to flat (sometime umbonate), lavender to pinkish, bluish in age, slimy, smooth, with a fruity odor.[5] The gills are adnate to notched, lilac then brown as the spores mature.[5] The stalk is 5–10 cm tall and 1–2 cm wide, equal or clavate.[5]
Its edibility is unknown, but it is not recommended due to its similarity to deadly poisonous species.[5]
Similar species include Cortinarius griseoviolaceus and C. traganus.[5]
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Habitat and distribution
Found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada.[2]
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