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Cortinarius subg. Phlegmacium

Photograph by R. E. Halling ©, 2003

Several taxa of Cortinariaceae appear in the Talamanca páramo associated with Comarostaphylis arbutoides. A glutinous brown pileus, lilac lamellae and stipe with a white, abruptly marginate bulb appear diagnostic.

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