Cortinarius violaceus

species of fungus
Taxon taxon Q167887
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Cortinarius violaceus

Summary

Cortinarius violaceus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cortinarius violaceus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cortinarius violaceus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cortinarius violaceus is classified within Cortinarius subgen. Cortinarius[5].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's scientific name is Cortinarius violaceus[6].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's Commons category is recorded as Cortinarius violaceus[7].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's has basionym is recorded as Agaricus violaceus[8].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's hymenium type is recorded as lamella[9].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's mushroom cap shape is recorded as semi-spherical mushroom cap[10].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's hymenium attachment is recorded as adnate hymenium attachment[11].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's stipe character is recorded as bare stipe[12].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's spore print color is recorded as bordeaux[13].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's mushroom ecological type is recorded as mycorrhiza[14].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's edibility is recorded as edible mushroom[15].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cortinarius violaceus[16].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's Commons gallery is recorded as Cortinarius violaceus[17].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's taxon synonym is recorded as Amanita araneosa var. violaceus[18].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. violaceus'}[19].
  • Cortinarius violaceus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cap gweog fioled'}[20].
  • Cortinarius violaceus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫絨絲膜菌'}[21].
  • Cortinarius violaceus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Violette gordijnzwam'}[22].
  • Cortinarius violaceus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pavučinec fialový'}[23].
  • Cortinarius violaceus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'violettiseitikki'}[24].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's smells of is recorded as cedar wood (generic)[25].
  • Cortinarius violaceus's taxon author citation is recorded as (L.) Gray[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cortinarius violaceus is Cortinarius violaceus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cortinarius subgen. Cortinarius[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cap gweog fioled'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫絨絲膜菌'}[21], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Violette gordijnzwam'}[22], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pavučinec fialový'}[23], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'violettiseitikki'}[24].

Identifiers

Cortinarius violaceus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 124344[27]. Cortinarius violaceus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 47334[28]. Cortinarius violaceus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 188017[29]. Cortinarius violaceus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2529040[30].

Why It Matters

Cortinarius violaceus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #1,550 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Die Positivliste der Speisepilze (Stand: 20.06.2019). wikidata.org.
  15. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . website.nbm-mnb.ca. website.nbm-mnb.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . id.biodiversity.org.au. id.biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Q96377276
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  2. 23d ago · BGPopBot bot · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Smells of cedar wood (generic)
    Instance of
    Taxon synonym Amanita araneosa var. violaceus
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