''Cortinarius altissimus'' is a fungus native to Guyana. It was described in 2015 by Emma Harrower and colleagues, and is closely related to the northern hemisphere species ''
Cortinarius violaceus
''Cortinarius violaceus'', commonly known as the violet webcap or violet cort, is a fungus in the webcap genus '' Cortinarius'' native across the Northern Hemisphere. The fruit bodies are dark purple mushrooms with caps up to across, sportin ...
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List of ''Cortinarius'' species
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altissimus
Fungi described in 2015
Fungi of Guyana
Fungus species
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