Spring and early summer species of Cortinarius, subgenus Telamonia, section Colymbadini and /Flavobasilis, in the mountains of western North America

ABSTRACT

Seven species of Cortinarius, subgenus Telamonia, section Colymbadini and /Flavobasilis, are reported from conifer forests in the mountains of western North America. They typically produce basidiomes in the spring and summer. Only one species, C. colymbadinus, is widespread, occurring in Europe and western North America, but to date not reported from California. Cortinarius bridgei, C. flavobasilis, C. rumoribrunsi, C. vernalishastensis, and C. vernalisierraensis are new species. The first two are found throughout the western mountains, whereas the latter three thus far are known only from California. Cortinarius ahsii, a common species in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest, also has not been recorded from California.

KEYWORDS:

• Agaricales
• Cortinariaceae
• snowbank fungi
• Telamonia

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Karl Soop contributed a collection of C. ahsii from Colorado, and Ed Barge provided sequences and photos of C. colymbadinus. Some of the initial phylogenetic studies of these species were done by Lily Fang, University of Washington, Seattle.

FUNDING

Partial support for this project was provided by the D. E. Stuntz Memorial Foundation.

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Funding

Partial support for this project was provided by the D. E. Stuntz Memorial Foundation.