Cobweb lazy (Cortinarius bolaris)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Cortinariaceae (Spiderwebs)
- Genus: Cortinarius (Spiderweb)
- Type: Cortinarius bolaris (Lazy cobweb)
Cobweb lazy (lat. A curtain rod) is a poisonous mushroom of the Cobweb family (Cortinariaceae).
Hat:
Relatively small (3-7 cm in diameter), pocular-shaped when young, gradually opening to slightly convex, cushion-like; in old mushrooms it can be completely prostrate, especially in dry times. The surface of the cap is densely dotted with characteristic red, orange or rusty-brown scales, which makes the mushroom easily recognizable and noticeable from afar. The flesh of the cap is white-yellowish, dense, with a slight musty odor.
Records:
Wide, adherent, medium frequency; when young, gray, with age, like most cobwebs, become rusty-brown from ripening spores.
Spore powder:
Rusty brown.
Leg:
Usually short and thick (3-6 cm in height, 1-1,5 cm in thickness), often twisted and twisted, dense, strong; the surface, like that of the cap, is covered with scales of the corresponding color, albeit not so evenly. The flesh in the leg is fibrous, dark at the base.
Spread:
The lazy cobweb occurs in September-October in forests of various types, forming mycorrhiza, apparently with trees of different species, from birch to pine. Prefers acidic soils, bears fruit in damp places, in mosses, often in groups of mushrooms of different ages.
Similar species:
Cortinarius bolaris in its typical form is difficult to confuse with any other cobweb – the variegated color of the cap virtually eliminates the error. The literature, however, points to a certain peacock cobweb (Cortinarius pavonius), a mushroom with purple plates in its youth, but whether it grows with us is still a big question.