Cortinarius salor
Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026
38US records
11states
Octbusiest month
38 US records since 1939 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Dec 12, 2015 (about 11 years ago) near Pollock, Grant Parish, LA, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from Washington, Oregon and Alaska, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Nov. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Cortinarius includes webcaps containing orellanine. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Sep, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Snohomish County, WA (9) · latest Sep 25, 2007
- Grays Harbor County, WA (4) · latest Oct 29, 1992
- Pierce County, WA (3) · latest Oct 11, 2014
- Whatcom County, WA (2) · latest Nov 8, 1987
- Mendocino County, CA (1) · latest Nov 22, 1965
- Fayette County, WV (1) · latest Aug 19, 2004
- Douglas County, OR (1) · latest Oct 11, 2002
- Wabaunsee County, KS (1)
- Grant Parish, LA (1) · latest Dec 12, 2015
- Macon County, NC (1) · latest Sep 2, 1939
More on this species from GBIF.
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