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''Phlegmacium subfoetidum'' is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. It was previously known as ''Cortinarius subfoetidus.''


Taxonomy

It was described as new to science in 1944 by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith who classified it as ''Cortinarius subfoetidus.'' It was placed in '' Cortinarius'' (
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''Phlegmacium''). In 1999 Meinhard Michael Moser and Joe Ammirati published the variety ''Cortinarius subfoetidus var. bubalinovelatus''. In 2022 the species was transferred from ''Cortinarius'' and reclassified as ''Phlegmacium subfoetidum'' based on genomic data.


Description

The mushroom cap is 3–10 cm wide, convex to flat (sometime umbonate), lavender to pinkish, bluish in age, slimy, smooth, with a fruity odor. The gills are adnate to notched, lilac then brown as the spores mature. The stalk is 5–10 cm tall and 1–2 cm wide, equal or clavate. Its edibility is unknown, but it is not recommended due to its similarity to deadly poisonous species. Similar species include '' Cortinarius griseoviolaceus'' and '' C. traganus''.


Habitat and distribution

Found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada.


See also

* List of ''Cortinarius'' species


References


External links

* subfoetidus Fungi described in 1944 Fungi of Canada Fungi of the United States Fungi without expected TNC conservation status {{Cortinariaceae-stub