''Phlegmacium caesiocolor'' 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 caesiocolor.'' It was placed in the (
subgenus
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''Phlegmacium'') of the large
mushroom genus ''
Cortinarius''.
In 2022 the species was transferred from ''Cortinarius'' and reclassified as ''Phlegmacium boreidionysae'' based on genomic data.
Habitat and distribution
Found in southern Finland, where it grows with
oak,
poplar, and
hazel
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in
deciduous forests, roadsides, and parks, it was
described as new to science in 2014. The
specific epithet
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refers to the bluish-violet color of the
cap. ''
C. chromataphilus'' is a
sister species.
See also
*
List of ''Cortinarius'' species
References
External links
*
caesiocolor
Fungi described in 2014
Fungi of Finland
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