Summary ²

Cortinarius ponderosus, also known as the Ponderous Cortinarius, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Cortinarius. It is very large and due to its thick stem it can be mistaken for Boletus edulis.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alan Rockefeller
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortinarius_ponderosus

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• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Mushroom Observer
• MykoWeb
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• USDA PLANTS database

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