Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius livido-ochraceus (Berk.) Berk.
Synonyms: Agaricus livido-ochraceus
Cap Gweog Crych
Cortinarius collinitus d pumilus
Cortinarius pumilus
Myxacium elatius
Myxacium livido-ochraceum
Common Name: Wrinkled Webcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius livido-ochraceusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (5)
Betula (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (3)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (2)
October (4)
November (2)