Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius anomalus (Fr.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus anomalus
Cap Gweog Amrywiol
Cortinarius anomalus f. lepidopus
Cortinarius anomalus subsp. azureus
Cortinarius anomalus var. anomalus
Cortinarius anomalus var. lepidopus
Cortinarius azureus
Cortinarius diabolicus
Cortinarius myrtillinus
Dermocybe anomala
Dermocybe azurea
Phlegmacium anomalum
Phlegmacium azureum
Common Name: Variable Webcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius anomalusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Corylus avellana (3)
Quercus (3)
Betula (3)
Betula pubescens (3)
Betula pendula (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (7)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Scrub (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (9)
Leaf Litter (3)
Soil Leaves (3)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
August (3)
September (10)
October (15)
November (1)