Hesler's Webcap
Cortinarius hesleri
Life > Fungi > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycotina > Agaricomycetes > Agaricomycetidae > Agaricales > Agaricineae > Cortinariaceae > Cortinarius
Observations
July 23rd, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#220
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Growing solitarily on upper bank of open mixed oak/hickory woodland draw.
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Nearby Trees: Red Mulberry, Ash, Bur Oak, Northern Red Oak, Bitternut Hickory, Eastern Red Cedar, and American Linden.
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Cap deep orange with orange cortina remnants attached to margin.
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Lamellae depressed at apex of stipe, short gills frequent.
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Stipe different shades of orange, fibrous, bruising darker where handled.
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Smell: Not distinctive.
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Taste: Slightly bitter.
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KOH: Instantly purple on cap and stipe.
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UV: Pinkish-purple on all surfaces under 395nm.
TTSGTTCAGTTACGTATTGCTATGCTAGACATCGCTTGGTCATTTAGAGGAAGTAAAAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATSATTATTGAAATAAACCTGATGGGTTGTTGCTGGTTCTCTAGGGAGCATGTGCAYGCCTTGTCATCTTTATATCTCCACCTGTGCACCTTTTGTAGACCSTGGATATTTTTTCATGGTCTATGTTGCCTCTTCATTTACTCCTGATGTATGTTAATAGAATGTATGTGCMTATGAAATCTATACAACTTTCAGCAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCATTAATATATATCARCCTCTTCTTTGTTGAAGTGGTTTGGATGTGGGGGGTTTGYTGGCCCCATCTTAAAGGGTSAGCTCCYCTGAAATGCATTAGCAGAACAACCTGTTCATTGGTGTGATAAACTATCTAYGCTATTGAACGGTGAAGGCAGTTCAGCTTCCTAACAGTCCTTGGACAATCTATCATTTATGTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAACTGCTTGTAAGAGCAATRSRYView MycoMap DNA Results
Observation by thefungiproject
Created October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM