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PUNGENT CORT [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
  • Mushroom Growing
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A mushroom of the family Cortinariaceae.

CONT

Pungent Cort. ... Dry, purplish-lilac cap and stalk with cinnamon gills and a strong odor. [The] flesh [is also] rusty cinnamon-brown.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
  • Culture des champignons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Champignon de la famille des Cortinariaceae.

CONT

Cortinaire à odeur de bouc. [...] Ce Cortinaire se reconnaît à son chapeau épais, sec, massif, lilas voilé de blanc qui vire aux teintes fauves vers le déclin, à son gros pied obèse, à sa chair lilacine devenant couleur rouille et, surtout, à son abominable odeur de bouc ou de corne brûlée [...]

Spanish

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