Cortinarius

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Cortinarius - the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils) genus Cortinarius fungus genus - includes lichen genera Cortinariaceae, family Cortinariaceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Cortinarius atkinsonianus - an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender Cortinarius corrugatus - a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown Cortinarius gentilis - a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk Cortinarius mutabilis, purple-staining Cortinarius - a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised Cortinarius semisanguineus - a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk Cortinarius subfoetidus - a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath Cortinarius violaceus - a fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap