Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius obtusus (Fr.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus obtusus Blunt Webcap Cortinarius pseudostriatulus

Common Name:

Blunt Webcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (3) Corylus avellana (2) Fagus sylvatica (1) Picea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (4) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (5) Soil Leaves (2) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (1) October (8)