Abstract
A full illustrated description of Cortinarius speciosissimus Kühner & Romagnesi is offered; a map of the distribution of this agaric in the British Isles accompanies the text. A key to those species related to C. speciosissmus and suspected of being poisonous is given in an appendix.
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Watling, R. Cortinarius speciosissimus: The cause of renal failure in two young men. Mycopathologia 79, 71–78 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00468082
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