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Elegant blue webcap
A species of Cortinar Scientific name : Cortinarius rotundisporus Genus : Cortinar
Elegant blue webcap, A species of Cortinar
Scientific name: Cortinarius rotundisporus
Genus: Cortinar
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Description
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The cap ranges from 2.5 to 7 cm (1–3 in) in diameter, and is initially convex before flattening. It has a slight boss that is mustard-, honey- or cream-yellow tinged and steely blue elsewhere. The adnate gills are creamy or lilac-tinged early, and darken with the spores. The slender 5–7.5 cm (2–3 in) stipe lacks a ring; it is pale yellow or white with a tinge of the cap colour. The flesh is yellowish and may have a lilac or pale blue tinge. The spore print is reddish brown and the oval to round spores measure 8.5 × 6.5 µm. There is no particular taste or smell. Potassium hydroxide will produce a pink-purple reaction in the stipe or cap. The mycelium is white.
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Colors
Blue
Habitat
In eucalypt forests and rainforests.
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General Info
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Habitat
In eucalypt forests and rainforests.
Sporocarp Height
75 mm
Cap Diameter
2.5-7 cm
Habit
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
Spore Print
Reddish brown
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How to identify it?
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Cortinariaceae Genus
Cortinar Species
Elegant blue webcap