Pelargonium webcap

Cortinarius flexipes

''Cortinarius flexipes'' is a fungus, specifically a mushroom, a small brown species in the genus ''Cortinarius''. It is commonly known as the Pelargonium webcap because of its unusual smell of ''Pelargonium'' .

This species of mushroom is found in Europe and North America. It is hygrophanous, and belongs to the ''Telamonia'' group, being thin-fleshed and having a dry cap and stipe.
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Appearance

''Cortinarius flexipes'' cap is up to 3 centimetres . It is dark brown but becoming pale fawn on drying, with white hair-like scales especially near the edge. It is more or less pointed in the centre. The stipe is up to about 7 centimetres and fibrous, with white bands of veil remnants. Fruitbodies have the smell of ''Pelargonium'' .

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCortinariaceae
GenusCortinarius
SpeciesC. flexipes
Photographed in
United States of America