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Mushroom Observer

(MUOB)

Catalog #: MUOB 253280

Observer: Igor

Number: MUOB 253280

Date: 2016-09-14

Verbatim Date: 2016-9-14

Locality: Kazakhstan, Akmola District, Borovoye National Park

53.0632  70.2274

Elevation: 448-448 meters (1469-1469ft)

Description: Original observation #253280 (Mushroom Observer)

Notes: Cortinarius mucosus (Bull.) J. Kickx f., Cortinariaceae, Agaricales. Local name: Паутинник слизистый Cap: 4-10cm convex up to flattened, margins curved under for young unit, colour from orange-yellow or brownish-orange up to ochre-brown with dying. It is slimy in wet weather and glossy when dry time. It looks as covered with 1-3mm thick glue. Gills: almost attached, close; colour from white or pinkish-white up to ochre-brown. Stalk: 6-12cm long, white and sticky when young, 1.5-2.5cm thick, enlarged down up, often has orange hairy ring under a cap margin and sometimes irregular dull orange-yellow scaly rings on the stalk. Veil: loose and white as cotton, then hairy and reddish (remnants) Edibility: good after boiling (published in Russian sites) Habitat: small groups in pine-tree forest with rare birches. Season: July - September.

Record ID: 9314dc38-9c78-4420-93a7-69e25ff33d32

For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Nathan Wilson (nathan@collectivesource.com)