Cortinarius traganus
Epicr. syst. mycol.: 281. 1838.
Common Name: none
For descriptions see Arora, Knudsen & Vesterholt (2008), Siegel & Schwarz, and 'California Mushrooms'.
Scattered to gregarious in soil under conifers and tanbark oak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus); fairly common, fruiting from early fall through mid-winter in coastal forests from Sonoma County north.
Unknown.
Cortinarius traganus can be recognized by a dry, violet cap, pale yellowish brown young gills, a club-shaped violet stipe covered with violet veil fibrils, a fragrant fruity odor, ochraceous stipe context tissues, and growth mainly with conifers.
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