Cortinarius salor
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| Cortinarius salor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Cortinarius |
| Subgenus: | Cortinarius subg. Myxacium |
| Species: | C. salor |
| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius salor Fr. 1838 | |
Cortinarius salor is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to Europe and Asia, spreading as far east as Japan and New Guinea.[1] It is also found in conifer forests of the North American Pacific Northwest.[2]
The mushroom is blue-lilac when young, fading to yellow or tan with age.[2] Similar species include C. anomalus and C. muscigenus.[2]