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Cortinariaceae
The Cortinariaceae are a large family of gilled mushrooms found worldwide, containing over 3200 species. The family takes its name from its largest genus, the varied species of the genus Cortinarius. Many genera formerly in the Cortinariaceae have been placed in various other families, including Hymenogastraceae, Inocybaceae and Bolbitiaceae.
The deadly toxin orellanine has been found in at least 34 Cortinariaceae.
13 branches of this family, most-observed first
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genusCortinarius
Phlegmacium
genusPhlegmacium
Thaxterogaster
genusThaxterogaster
Chalkland Webcaps
genusCalonarius
Austrocortinarius
genusAustrocortinarius
Aureonarius
genusAureonarius
Cystinarius
genusCystinarius
Hygronarius
genusHygronarius
Stephanopus
genusStephanopus
Volvanarius
genusVolvanarius
Mystinarius
genusMystinarius
Cortinarius sp. 'NS03'
speciesCortinarius sp. 'NS03'
Cortinariaceae sp. 'IN01'
speciesCortinariaceae sp. 'IN01'
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48705.