Fleshy Fungi of New Brunswick >> Cortinarius caperatus

Cortinarius caperatus (Pers.) Fr.

Picture of <i>Cortinarius caperatus</i>

Gregarious (2) in in soil in mixed forest of Abies balsamea, Betula papyrifera and Populus tremuloides, Nepisiguit Protected Natural Area, New Brunswick (13-08-16/03).

Basidiospores amygdaliform to limoniform, finely roughened, dextrinoid, 11.1-12.3 X 7.3-8.0 μm, D/d = 1.41-1.61 (average[26]: 11.6 X 7.7 μm, D/d = 1.50).

Photograph: D. Malloch (13-08-16/03).