| Calonarius viridirubescens | |
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| San Luis Obispo County, California, 2022 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Calonarius |
| Species: | C. viridirubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Calonarius viridirubescens (M.M. Moser & Ammirati) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cortinarius viridirubescens | |
Calonarius viridirubescens Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is emarginate |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is reddish-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Calonarius viridirubescens is a species of gilled mushroom. First described to science in 1997, this species was previously classified as Cortinarius viridirubescens, and is thus commonly known as the yellow-green cort.
This California endemic mushroom's coloration is distinctive, with a chartreuse stipe to go with its yellow-green cap (the color can range from grass green to rusty orange). This mushroom has the "enlarged" bulb at the base that is typical of cortinarias, stains red in age, and according to the authors of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast, has a "prominent cobwebby cortina of whitish yellow to light greenish yellow fibers over much of cap and stipe when young" but this feature is "ephemeral and often absent at maturity."
Typically found in oak woodlands, the fruiting triggers and edibility of the yellow-green calonarius remain undescribed.
References
- "M.M. Moser & Ammirati, Sydowia 49 (1): 44 (1997)" (PDF).
- Liimatainen, Kare; Kim, Jan T.; Pokorny, Lisa; Kirk, Paul M.; Dentinger, Bryn; Niskanen, Tuula (January 2022). "Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data". Fungal Diversity. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. hdl:2299/25409. ISSN 1560-2745.
- ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. p. 193. ISBN 9781607748182. LCCN 2015027853. OCLC 956478776.
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| Calonarius viridirubescens | |
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