Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius semisanguineus (Fr.) Gillet
Synonyms: Agaricus cinnamomeus a semisanguineus
Cortinarius cinnamomeus f. semisanguineus
Cortinarius cinnamomeus ß semisanguineus
Cortinarius cinnamomeus var. semisanguineus
Dermocybe semisanguinea
Common Name: Surprise Webcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius semisanguineusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (4)
October (1)