Phlegmacium subfraudulosum


Phlegmacium subfraudulosum is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. It was previously known as ''Cortinarius subfraudulosus.''

Taxonomy

The species was described in 2014 and classified as Cortinarius subfraudulosus. It was placed in the subgenus Phlegmacium of the large mushroom genus Cortinarius.
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Phlegmacium subfoetidum based on genomic data.

Etymology

The specific epithet subfraudulosus referred to its similarity to Cortinarius fraudulosus.'' With its reclassification the specific epithet was changed to subfraudulosum.

Habitat and distribution

Found in Fennoscandia and Estonia, where it grows on the ground in hemiboreal and boreal forests.