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Variable Webcap - Cortinarius anomalus Flat, silky cap that had zones of brown, tan, and lilac. Gills were close and rusty-brown. The stem was dry and had a ring of lilac-brown color near the apex.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (oak, pine, birch, beech, eastern hemlock).<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69557/variable_webcap_-_cortinarius_anomalus.html" title="Variable Webcap - Cortinarius anomalus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/69557_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=a%2B%2BwFCZBdmXJmSqoM9iWdC%2BgABM%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Variable Webcap - Cortinarius anomalus Flat, silky cap that had zones of brown, tan, and lilac. Gills were close and rusty-brown. The stem was dry and had a ring of lilac-brown color near the apex.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (oak, pine, birch, beech, eastern hemlock).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69558/variable_webcap_-_cortinarius_anomalus.html Cortinarius anomalus,Cortinarius anomalus group,Geotagged,Summer,United States,cortinarius,fungus,mushroom,variable webcap,webcap" /></a></figure> Cortinarius anomalus,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Variable Webcap - Cortinarius anomalus

Flat, silky cap that had zones of brown, tan, and lilac. Gills were close and rusty-brown. The stem was dry and had a ring of lilac-brown color near the apex.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (oak, pine, birch, beech, eastern hemlock).

Variable Webcap - Cortinarius anomalus Flat, silky cap that had zones of brown, tan, and lilac. Gills were close and rusty-brown. The stem was dry and had a ring of lilac-brown color near the apex.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (oak, pine, birch, beech, eastern hemlock).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69558/variable_webcap_-_cortinarius_anomalus.html Cortinarius anomalus,Cortinarius anomalus group,Geotagged,Summer,United States,cortinarius,fungus,mushroom,variable webcap,webcap

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The Variable Webcap

''Cortinarius anomalus'', also known as the variable webcap, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus ''Cortinarius''. It produces a medium-sized mushroom with a grayish-brown cap up to 5 cm wide, gray-violet gills and a whitish stem with pale yellow belts below. The mushroom grows solitarily or in scattered groups on the ground in deciduous and coniferous forests. It is found throughout the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 21, 2018. Captured Aug 16, 2018 10:59 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.