| Generic short diagnoses: Highly variable, ± rusty brown-spored, ectotrophic agarics with attached lamellae and mostly prominent cortina (web-like veil); spores without germ pores and mostly distinctly roughened; differentiated cystidia rarely present. |
Species example: |
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 Cortinarius splendens - DK: sirene-slørhat UK: Splendid Webcap |
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