| Calonarius verrucisporus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Calonarius |
| Species: | C. verrucisporus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calonarius verrucisporus | |
| Synonyms | |
Cortinarius verrucisporusThiers & A.H. Sm. (1969) | |
Calonarius verrucisporus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. [1]
It was described as new to science in 1969 by the mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Alexander H. Smith who classified it as Cortinarius verrucisporus. [2]
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Calonarius verrucisporus based on genomic data. [3]
The mushroom is brownish-yellow. Its cap is 3–7 cm wide, convex, brownish-yellow, dry, with firm yellow flesh, and mild odor and taste. [4] The gills are adnate to notched, whitish to yellow, browning as the spores mature. [4] The stalk is 1–3 cm tall, 1–2 cm wide, equal or clavate, with a yellow partial veil. [4] The spores are brown, elliptical, and warted. [4]
Its edibility is unknown, but it is not recommended due to its similarity to deadly poisonous species. [4]
Cortinarius magnivelatus is similar in appearance, but with a white veil and flesh. [4]
The species is characterized by a long-lasting membranous universal veil. [5]
The specimens studied by Thiers and Smith were found growing solitary under Conifers in Silver Lake, California in June. [2]