Cortinarius atrotomentosus

Cortinarius atrotomentosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Cortinarius
Species:	C. atrotomentosus
Binomial name
Cortinarius atrotomentosus Harrower (2015)

Cortinarius atrotomentosus is a fungus native to Florida in the southeastern United States, where it grows in association with southern live oak (Quercus virginiana). It was described in 2015 by Emma Harrower and colleagues, and is closely related to the northern hemisphere species Cortinarius violaceus.^[1]

See also

• List of Cortinarius species

References

1. Harrower E; Bougher NL; Winterbottom C; et al. (2015). "New species in Cortinarius section Cortinarius (Agaricales) from the Americas and Australasia". MycoKeys (11): 1–21. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.11.5409.

External links

• Cortinarius atrotomentosus in Index Fungorum