Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius triumphans Fr.
Synonyms: Cap Gweog Bedw
Cortinarius crocolitus
Cortinarius triumphans f. minor
Phlegmacium crocolitum
Phlegmacium triumphans
Common Name: Birch Webcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius triumphansPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (16)
Alnus (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Woodland (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Scrub (2)
Woodland and scrub (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (11)
Soil Grassy (5)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (1)
August (2)
September (9)
October (13)