Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius obtusus (Fr.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus obtusus
Blunt Webcap
Cortinarius pseudostriatulus
Common Name:


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

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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)