Phlegmacium subfoetidum
| Phlegmacium subfoetidum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Phlegmacium |
| Species: | P. subfoetidum
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| Binomial name | |
| Phlegmacium subfoetidum (A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cortinarius subfoetidus A.H.Sm. (1944) Cortinarius subfoetidus var. bubalinovelatus M.M.Moser & Ammirati (1999) | |
Phlegmacium subfoetidum, commonly known as the aromatic lavender webcap,[1] is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[2] It was previously known as Cortinarius subfoetidus.
Taxonomy
It was described as new to science in 1944 by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith who classified it as Cortinarius subfoetidus.[3] It was placed in Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium).
In 1999 Meinhard Michael Moser and Joe Ammirati published the variety Cortinarius subfoetidus var. bubalinovelatus.[4]
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Phlegmacium subfoetidum based on genomic data.[5]
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.[6] The gills are adnate to notched, lilac then brown as the spores mature.[6] The stalk is 5–10 cm tall and 1–2 cm wide, equal or clavate.[6]
Its edibility is unknown, but it is not recommended due to its similarity to deadly poisonous species.[6]
Similar species include Cortinarius griseoviolaceus and C. traganus.[6]
Habitat and distribution
| Phlegmacium subfoetidum | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is umbonate or convex | |
| Hymenium is adnexed | |
| Stipe has a cortina | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 199. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium subfoetidum (A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ a b Smith AH. (1944). "New and interesting Cortinarii from North America". Lloydia. 7 (3): 163–235 (see p. 191).
- ^ Moser MM, Ammirati JF. (1999). "Studies on North American Cortinarii 5. New and interesting Phlegmacia from Wyoming and the Pacific Northwest". Mycotaxon. 72: 289–322 (see p. 301).
- ^ Liimatainen, Kare; Kim, Jan T.; Pokorny, Lisa; Kirk, Paul M.; Dentinger, Bryn; Niskanen, Tuula (2022-01-01). "Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data". Fungal Diversity. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. hdl:2299/25409. ISSN 1878-9129.
- ^ a b c d e Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.