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

Synonyms:

Agaricus alboviolaceus Cap Gweog Perlaidd Inoloma alboviolaceum Phlegmacium alboviolaceum

Common Name:

Pearly Webcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula pubescens (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Scrub (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (1) Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (1) September (3) October (5)