Thaxterogaster causticus
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| Thaxterogaster causticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Thaxterogaster |
| Species: | T. causticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaxterogaster causticus (Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cortinarius causticus Fr. | |
| Thaxterogaster causticus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical or umbonate |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is reddish-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Thaxterogaster causticus, formerly known as Cortinarius causticus[1] and commonly known as the caustic webcap,[2] is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae.
