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Cortinarius clandestinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Cortinarius
Species:	C. clandestinus
Binomial name
Cortinarius clandestinus Kauffman

Cortinarius clandestinus is a species of fungus in the Cortinariaceae family. It was first described in 1932 by Calvin Henry Kauffman from a specimen collected amongst moss under Douglas firs and hemlock at Lake Cushman, Washington. Kauffman states that it is found in the states of New York, Colorado and Washington.

The cap is golden brown and dry, with dark brown fibrillose scales. The flesh is yellowish (darker when fresh) and fairly fragile. It has an odour resembling radish. The gills are close and yellowish. The stem is equal or somewhat clavate, with yellowish veil fibrils and perhaps a ring demarcation.

The European species Cortinarius melanotus is similar, with a brownish veil on the stem. C. cotoneus is tougher, with lighter fibrils. C. venetus var. montanus is greenish, with a yellow veil when young and a tomentose cap.

References

1. ^ "Index Fungorum: Cortinarius clandestinus".
2. ^ Kauffman, C.H. (1932). "Cortinarius clandestinus". North American Flora. 10 (5). New York: 324.
3. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.

External links

• Cortinarius clandestinus occurrence data from GBIF
• INaturalist: Cortinarius clandestinus - images and occurrences

• Cortinarius
• Fungi of North America
• Taxa named by Calvin Henry Kauffman
• Fungi described in 1932
• Fungus species