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Cortinarius caperatus
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species of fungus
OverviewAI-generated
*Cortinarius caperatus* is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Fungi, phylum Basidiomycota, class Agaricomycetes, and order Agaricales. The organism features a lamella hymenium and produces an ochre spore print. It is a mycorrhizal mushroom that is classified as both edible and medicinal. The taxon was described by (Pers.) Fr. in 1838.
Common names for this species include cap gweog llwydrewog, 皺蓋羅鱗傘, kehnäsieni, and Zigeuner. Its taxon range is listed as Hainan. The species has a Least Concern conservation status on the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2019.
Records of *C. caperatus* are held by institutions including IBUNAM, HCOA, TENN-F, MIN, and DUKE. These records originate from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The species has 26,770 occurrences and 393 records in iDigBio, along with 87 media items.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyCortinariaceae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 393
- With media
- 87
- Family
- Cortinariaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, HCOA, TENN-F, MIN, DUKE, MICH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cortinarius
- Image
- Rozites caperata 20100919w.JPG
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- Commons category
- Cortinarius caperatus
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Cortinarius caperatus
- Commons gallery
- Cortinarius caperatus
- hymenium type
- lamella
- mushroom ecological type
- mycorrhiza
- spore print color
- ochre
- edibility
- medicinal mushrooms
- taxon common name
- 皱皮丝膜菌
- taxon author citation
- (Pers.) Fr. (1838)
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- C. caperatus
- taxon range
- Hainan
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Encyclopedic overview
Cortinarius caperatus, commonly known as the wrinkled cort or gypsy mushroom, is a species of fungi of the genus Cortinarius. It was known as Rozites caperata for many years before genetic studies revealed that it belonged to the genus Cortinarius. The Latin specific name, caperatus, means wrinkled and refers to the distinctive texture of the cap. The ochre-coloured cap is up to 10 cm (4 in) across and has a fibrous surface. The clay-colored gills are attached to the stipe under the cap, and the stipe is whitish with a whitish ring. The flesh has a mild smell and flavor. It can resemble a number of other species, including the poisonous Inosperma erubescens in central Europe in summer.
Fruiting bodies of C. caperatus appear in northern parts of Europe and North America in addition to temperate Asia. They can be found in coniferous and beech woods in autumn as well as heathlands in late summer and autumn. The mushrooms have been found to bioaccumulate mercury and radioactive isotopes of caesium and can also be infested by maggots. It is otherwise a highly regarded edible species amongst European mushroom foragers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cortinarius caperatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.