Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius pratensis (Bon & Gaugué) Høil.
Synonyms: Dermocybe pratensis
Common Name:


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius pratensisPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Poaceae (2)
Dryas octopetala (1)
Musci (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (6)
Acid grassland (5)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (2)
Calcareous grassland (2)
Maritime cliff and slope (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (14)
Soil (11)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (3)
October (25)
November (25)