Cortinarius flexipes is a fungus, specifically a mushroom, a small brown species in the genus Cortinarius. It is unusual in that it smells of Pelargonium, commonly known as the household "geranium".

This species of mushroom is found in Europe and North America.

This mushroom is hygrophanous, and belongs to the Telamonia group, being thin-fleshed and having a dry cap and stem. It is commonly known as the Pelargonium webcap.

Synonomy

Cortinarius paleaceus (Weinm.) Fr. and Cortinarius paleiferus Svrek (sometimes written C. paleifer ) have commonly been identified in Europe as separate species. C. paleiferus is defined as having more widely spaced gills, and has a pale violet mycelium at the base of the stem. Now these types are combined into one species and considered to be only varieties of C. flexipes.

Description

• Cap up to 3cm, dark brown but becoming pale fawn on drying, with white hair-like scales especially near the edge. It is more or less pointed in the centre.
• Stipe up to about 7cm, fibrous, with white bands of veil remnants.
• Smell of Pelargonium (household geranium).

References

External links

• “Cortinarius flexipes” by Robert Sasata, Healing-Mushrooms.net, March, 2008.