| This distinctive Dermocybe
stands apart by its orangish gills, red-orange stipe base and specifically
the orangish context of the stipe and relatively large spores. The later
features serve to differentiate it from the similarly colored cohabitants in
the C. cinnamomeus and C. malicorius complexes.
Cortinarius aurantiobasis seems to be a native of he Northern
Pacific Northwest, as I have not seen it in Calfironia. Some similarity is
indicated by the authors to Cortinarius subcroceofolius,
originally described from Michigan, but recently illustrated collections
from Eastern North America show significant differences. Cortinarius
fervidus has somewhat similar stature, but has vividly red gills and
smaller spores. |
