Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Blood-red Cort (caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011).

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Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Blood-red Cort (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011).

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Blood-red Cort (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011).

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Blood-red Cort in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 299979 - Psn: 54)

Blood-red Cort in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Blood-red Cort in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spore print of Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Spored collected from a Blood-red Cort specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). Almond-shaped, roughened; measured 7.6-8.4 X 4.3-4.7 microns.

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Spores of Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Status

On ground/moss scattered or in groups under hardwoods or white pines.

Description

Deep blood red or orange-red cap covered with silky fibrils, convex becoming flattened with prominent umbo in age; flesh rosy-pink. Gill color like cap or darker; stalk color may be lighter (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Blood-red Cort (caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). Media by Joanne Solem.

Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Blood-red Cort (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). Media by Joanne Solem.

Blood-red Cort (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). Media by Joanne Solem.

Blood-red Cort in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Spore print of Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Spored collected from a Blood-red Cort specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/12/2011). Almond-shaped, roughened; measured 7.6-8.4 X 4.3-4.7 microns. Media by Robert Solem.

Spores of Blood-red Cort in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.