Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Cortinariaceae | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Cortinarius | |
Similar Cortinarius kioloensis, Cortinarius erythraeus, Cortinarius smithii, Cortinarius ponderosus, Cortinarius austrovenetus |
Cortinarius altissimus is a fungus native to Guyana. It was described in 2015 by Emma Harrower and colleagues, and is closely related to the northern hemisphere species Cortinarius violaceus.
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