Fries, E. (1838), Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 265 [tax. nov.]

AusFungi (2019), AusFungi 21 Jan. 2019: - FungI [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agaricus purpurascens Fr. nom. illeg.

Liimatainen, K., Kim, J.T., Pokorny, L., Kirk, P.M., Dentinger, B., Niskanen, T. (23 February 2022), Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data. Fungal Diversity 112: 164 [basionym]

basionym of: Thaxterogaster purpurascens (Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat. legitimate

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