Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius alboviolaceus (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus alboviolaceus
Inoloma alboviolaceum
Phlegmacium alboviolaceum
Common Name: Pearly Webcap


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

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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 (4)