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Cortinarius ponderosus (Ponderous cort)

Cortinarius ponderosus. Photo: (c) Joann Olson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Cortinariaceae
        Genus: Cortinarius (Webcaps)
        Species: Cortinarius ponderosus (Ponderous cort)

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