Cortinarius archeri
| Cortinarius archeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Cortinarius |
| Species: | C. archeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius archeri Berk. (1860) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gomphos archeri (Berk.) Kuntze (1891) | |
Cortinarius archeri, commonly known as the purple emperor, or the emperor cortinar, is a species of mushroom in the genus Cortinarius native to Australia. The distinctive mushrooms have bright purple caps that glisten with slime, and appear in autumn in eucalypt forests.