Yellow-Green Cort

Calonarius viridirubescens (M.M.Moser & Ammirati) Niskanen & Liimat.

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Photo: Alex Heyman. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alex Heyman. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alex Heyman. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alex Heyman. CC0. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Yellow-Green Cort by month
Month	Records
January	4
February	0
March	0
April	0
May	0
June	3
July	1
August	0
September	0
October	0
November	8
December	2

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

California 13 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	cortina
Spore print color	reddish-brown

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Calonarius viridirubescens is a species of gilled mushroom. First described to science in 1997, this species was previously classified as Cortinarius viridirubescens, and is thus commonly known as the yellow-green cort. This California endemic mushroom's coloration is distinctive, with a chartreuse stipe to go with its yellow-green cap (the color can range from grass green to rusty orange). This mushroom has the "enlarged" bulb at the base that is typical of cortinarias, stains red in age, and according to the authors of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast, has a "prominent cobwebby cortina of whitish yellow to light greenish yellow fibers over much of cap and stipe when young" but this feature is "ephemeral and often absent at maturity." Typically found in oak woodlands, the fruiting triggers and edibility of the yellow-green calonarius remain undescribed.

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