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Cortinarius gentilis (Fr.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 297 (1838) [1836-1838]

Agaricus gentilis Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 1: 212 (1821)

Habitat: On acidic soil, usually associated with Pinus sylvestris and most often in Caledonian pinewoods.

Notes: Occasional but widespread in Scotland. Rare or unreported elsewhere. Reported with Populus and Salix spp. in England but these are misidentifications.

Distribution: E: !, S: o, NI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 109974; Scotland: K(M) 109975

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 287
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Agarics, 3rd part: Cortinariaceae 5: 338 pp. (2000), p. 154, pl. 171
D+I:, in Brandrud et al., Cortinarius Flora Photographica Volume 2 [English version] 2 (1992), pl. B31

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