Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius brunneus (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus brunneus
Brown Webcap
Cortinarius brunneus var. brunneus
Common Name: Brown Webcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius brunneusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (2)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (3)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (4)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (2)
October (2)