Orange cobweb (Cortinarius armeniacus)
- Vaega: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Vaevaega: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Vasega: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Vasega laiti: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Poloaiga: Agaricales (Agaric poʻo Lamellar)
- Aiga: Cortinariaceae (Spiderwebs)
- Ituaiga: Cortinarius (Spiderweb)
- ituaiga: Cortinarius armeniacus (Orange cobweb)
- Cobweb apricot yellow
Cobweb orange (lat. Cortinarius armeniacus) is a species of fungi that is part of the genus Cobweb (Cortinarius) of the Cobweb family (Cortinariaceae).
faamatalaga:
Cap 3-8 cm in diameter, first convex, then convex-prostrate with a lowered wavy edge, prostrate with a wide low tubercle, with an uneven surface, hygrophanous, weakly sticky, bright brown-yellow in wet weather, orange-brown with a light edge from silky -white fibers bedspreads, dry – ocher-yellow, orange-ocher.
Records: frequent, wide, adnate with a tooth, first yellow-brown, then brownish, rusty-brown.
Enaena pauta spore.
Leg 6-10 cm long and 1-1,5 cm in diameter, cylindrical, expanded towards the base, with a weakly expressed nodule, dense, silky, white, with faintly noticeable silky-white belts.
The flesh is thick, dense, whitish or yellowish, without much odor.
Faʻasalalau:
The orange cobweb lives from mid-August to the end of September in coniferous forests (pine and spruce), rarely
Iloiloga:
The orange cobweb is considered a conditionally edible mushroom, it is used fresh (boiling for about 15-20 minutes).