Blushing Webcap

Cortinarius cyanites Fr.

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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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 Blushing Webcap by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	0
March	0
April	0
May	0
June	1
July	20
August	29
September	12
October	5
November	6
December	0

Where it is found

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

Michigan 18 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 10 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 10 records · Foraging rules
California 7 records · Foraging rules
Alaska 6 records · Foraging rules
Washington 5 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 2 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 2 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 2 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 2 records · Foraging rules
Wyoming 1 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 1 records · Foraging rules
Maine 1 records · Foraging rules
New Hampshire 1 records · Foraging rules
Alberta 1 records · Foraging rules

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About

Cortinarius cyanites is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to Europe. Elias Magnus Fries described this species in his 1838 book Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici seu Synopsis Hymenomycetum as Cortinarius cyanites. The species name is derived from the Ancient Greek cyanos "dark blue" Within the large genus Cortinarius, it is classified in the subgenus Phlegmacium and section Cyanites. Genetic analysis showed in 2014 that two previously-described species—C. subcyanites and C. pseudocyanites—lay within the concept of C. cyanites, but conversely revealed three distinct lineages, with two new species—C. boreicyanites and C. violaceorubens—described. The fruitbodies of this fungus have convex caps, with diameters typically in the range 5 to 12 cm (2.0 to 4.7 in), and various shades of violet, brown or grey. They are slimy when young, and later have brown scales. The pale purple stipe is bulbous, 9–15 cm (3.5–5.9 in) in height and 2–3.5 cm (0.79–1.38 in) in width. The flesh is purple, but turns blood red when bruised or cut. The gills on the cap underside have an adnate attachment to the stipe and purple color; later, the deepens to rusty brown as the spores mature. The smell has been described as pleasant and fruity. The lemon-shaped spores measure 8–11.5 by 5–6.5 μm. C. boreicyanites and C. violaceorubens have smaller and larger spores respectively. C. violaceorubens has a dark purple-brown cap, while that of C. boreicyanites is more bluish. Cortinarius cyanites is found in mixed coniferous and deciduous forests in southern Finland, central Sweden southwards into France. Cortinarius cyanites is not edible.

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