Cortinarius-venetus_2M

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Cortinarius venetus var. montanusSlo.: beneka koprenka (gorska razliica)Dat.: Oct. 03. 2010Lat.: 46.38281 Long.: 13.78569Code: Bot_463/2010_IMG2677Habitat: Young open mixed wood, predominately Picea abies, some Pinus sp. and few Fagus sylvatica, mossy, quite humid ground, in half shade, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous torrent deposits covered by vegetation, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 840 m (2.750 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: grassy and mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Growing solitary or in small groups, several fruitbodies. Pileus diameter 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2 inches). Spores warty. Spore dimensions: 6,8 (SD = 0.4) x 5,8 (SD = 0.4) micr., Q = 1.19 (SD = 0.06), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Ref.:(1) Personal communication. Id'ed by Mr. Bojan Rot, www.gobenabovskem.si .(2) www.ambmuggia.it/forum/topic/2451-cortinarius-venetus-var... . (3) www.mycocondroz.be/champignons/c/cortinarius_venetus.htm . (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 714 .