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Thaxterogaster oregonensis
Thaxterogaster oregonensis, also known as Cortinarius oregonensis and commonly known as the egg-yolk webcap, is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae.
From the article Thaxterogaster oregonensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The cap of Thaxterogaster oregonensis starts out light purple with an orangish center. As the mushroom gets older, the center becomes yellower and the rest of the cap becomes less purple. It can be convex, conical, umbonate, or flat. It is about 2-4 centimeters in diameter. The stipe is about 3-9 centimeters long and 4-10 millimeters wide. It can be purplish or grayish. The gills are adnexed and start out purplish, becoming grayish and eventually brown.
Range & habitat
Thaxterogaster oregonensis is found in forests. It grows under conifers.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1634633.