''Phlegmacium brunneiaurantius'' is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.

Taxonomy

It was originally described in 2014 by the mycologists Ilkka Kytövuori, Kare Liimatainen and Tuula Niskanen who classified it as ''Cortinarius brunneiaurantium.'' It was placed in the (

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''Phlegmacium'') of the large mushroom genus '' Cortinarius''. In 2022 the species was transferred from ''Cortinarius'' and reclassified as ''Phlegmacium brunneiaurantium'' based on genomic data.

Habitat and distribution

Found only in south Finland, where it grows in deciduous forests, it was described as new to science in 2014. Close relatives include '' C. sobrius'', '' C. balteatus'', '' C. brunneoviolaceus'', '' C. pseudonaeovosus'' and '' C. clarobaltoides'' var. ''longispermus''.

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* brunneiaurantius Fungi described in 2014 Fungi of Finland {{Cortinariaceae-stub

Taxonomy

Habitat and distribution

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