| Cortinarius clandestinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Cortinarius |
| Species: | C. clandestinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius clandestinus | |
Cortinarius clandestinus is a species of fungus in the Cortinariaceae family. [1] It was first described in 1932 by Calvin Henry Kauffman [1] [2] from a specimen collected amongst moss under Douglas firs and hemlock at Lake Cushman, Washington. [2] Kauffman states that it is found in the states of New York, Colorado and Washington. [2]
The cap is golden brown and dry, with dark brown fibrillose scales. [3] The flesh is yellowish (darker when fresh) and fairly fragile. It has an odour resembling radish. [3] The gills are close and yellowish. The stem is equal or somewhat clavate, with yellowish veil fibrils and perhaps a ring demarcation. [3]
The European species Cortinarius melanotus is similar, with a brownish veil on the stem. C. cotoneus is tougher, with lighter fibrils. C. venetus var. montanus is greenish, with a yellow veil when young and a tomentose cap. [3]
