19/Aug/24, 4:54 PM
Suurupi looduskaitseala, Harjumaa, Estonia
Mixed forest, under conifer trees, in moss
59°27'16.9"N 24°21'40.6"E
🔆 Sunny weather with occasional clouds, bright spot
Original Instagram postCortinarius traganus
gassy webcap
- Scientific identification
- Cortinarius traganus (Fr.) Fr.
- Family
- Cortinariaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Cortinarius
Names across languages
- English: gassy webcap
- German: Lila Dickfuß
- Finnish: Haisuseitikki
- Estonian: Haisev vöödik
- Russian: Паутинник козлиный
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-19.
Hymenium
Gills, moderately spaced, adnate to slightly decurrent, pale violet when young, becoming later rusty-brown
Cap
Convex to flat with a pronounced central umbo, surface is dry and covered with fine, fibrous scales, color ranges from pale lilac to purplish-brown, fading with age
Hymenium Attachment
Adnate to slightly decurrent
Stipe
Club-shaped, thick, solid, and covered with a fibrous, pale lilac to violet veil when young
Spore print
Spore print is rusty-brown.
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, typically found in coniferous and mixed forests, forming symbiotic associations with pine and spruce trees, grows usually in acidic soils
Edibility
Inedible due to unpleasant odor and toxicity
Fruit body
Fruit body 10–25 cm
Dimensions
Cap 5–15 cm
Odour
Odour is strong, foetid and goat-like
Microscopy
Spores are elliptical to almond-shaped, 8–9 x 5–5.5 μm, with fine dots, basidia are typically four-spored, 30–35 x 6.5–7.5 μm.
Overview
Can be easily identified by its strong, unpleasant, goat-like odor and lilac to violet colors when young
1838). Epicr. Syst. Mycol. (Upsaliae): 281 (’1836-1838′).
Field encounters
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