| Meaning | The largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils). |
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| Synonym | genus Cortinarius |
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| Member of | Cortinariaceae, family Cortinariaceae | A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales |
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| Members | Cortinarius atkinsonianus | An edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny |
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| Cortinarius corrugatus | A fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Broader | fungus genus | Includes lichen genera |
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