Cortinarius cyanites

Species of fungus

Cortinarius cyanites

Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Fungi
Division:  | Basidiomycota
Class:  | Agaricomycetes
Order:  | Agaricales
Family:  | Cortinariaceae
Genus:  | Cortinarius
Species:  |

C. cyanites

Binomial name
Cortinarius cyanites

Fr.

Synonyms

Phlegmacium cyanites (Fr.) M.M. Moser, 1960
Cyanicium cyanites (Fr.) Locq., 1979

Cortinarius cyanites is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to Europe.

Elias Magnus Fries described this species in his 1838 book Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici seu Synopsis Hymenomycetum as Cortinarius cyanites.[2] The species name is derived from the Ancient Greek cyanos "dark blue"[3] Within the large genus Cortinarius, it is classified in the subgenus Phlegmacium and section Cyanites. Genetic analysis showed in 2014 that two previously-described species—C. subcyanites and C. pseudocyanites—lay within the concept of C. cyanites, but conversely revealed three distinct lineages, with two new species—C. boreicyanites and C. violaceorubens—described.[4]

The fruitbodies of this fungus have convex caps, with diameters typically in the range 5 to 12 cm (2.0 to 4.7 in), and various shades of violet, brown or grey. They are slimy when young, and later have brown scales. The pale purple stipe is bulbous, 9–15 cm (3.5–5.9 in) in height and 2–3.5 cm (0.79–1.38 in) in width. The flesh is purple, but turns blood red when bruised or cut.[5] The gills on the cap underside have an adnate attachment to the stipe and purple color;[5] later, the deepens to rusty brown as the spores mature.[3] The smell has been described as pleasant and fruity.[4] The lemon-shaped spores measure 8–11.5 by 5–6.5 μm.[5] C. boreicyanites and C. violaceorubens have smaller and larger spores respectively.[4] C. violaceorubens has a dark purple-brown cap, while that of C. boreicyanites is more bluish.[4]

Cortinarius cyanites is found in mixed coniferous and deciduous forests in southern Finland, central Sweden southwards into France.[4]

Cortinarius cyanites is not edible.[5]

## See also

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* Fungi portal

* List of Cortinarius species

## References

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1. ^ NatureServe. "Cortinarius cyanites". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
2. ^ Fries EM. (1838). Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: Seu Synopsis Hymenomycetum [A Critical Study of Mycology: A Synopsis of the Hymenomycetes] (in Latin). Vol. 1–2\. Uppsala, Sweden: Regiae Academiae Typographia. p. 279\. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
3. ^ a b Nilson S, Persson O (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. p. 90\. ISBN 978-0-14-063006-0.
4. ^ a b c d e Liimatainen K, Niskanen T, Dima B, Kytövuori I, Ammirati JF, Frøslev TG (2014). "The largest type study of Agaricales species to date: bringing identification and nomenclature of Phlegmacium (Cortinarius) into the DNA era". Persoonia. 33: 98–140\. doi:10.3767/003158514X684681. PMC 4312940. PMID 25737596.
5. ^ a b c d Phillips R. (2006). Mushrooms. London, UK: Pan MacMillan. p. 186\. ISBN 978-0-330-44237-4.

## External links

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* Cortinarius cyanites in Index Fungorum

Taxon identifiers

Cortinarius cyanites|

* Wikidata: Q10656326
* BioLib: 60656
* CoL: YKM6
* EoL: 1004733
* GBIF: 2529094
* iNaturalist: 217614
* IndexFungorum: 224603
* IRMNG: 10481120
* MycoBank: 224603
* NatureServe: 57.9914
* NBN: NBNSYS0000039286
* NCBI: 304798
* Observation.org: 153477
* Open Tree of Life: 186599
* SpeciesFungorum: 224603