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

Synonyms:

Cap Gweog Sepia Cortinarius atrocaeruleus Cortinarius atrocoeruleus Cortinarius decipiens var. atrocaerulea Cortinarius decipiens var. atrocaeruleus Cortinarius decipiens var. atrocoeruleus Cortinarius falsosus Cortinarius pulchripes

Common Name:

Sepia Webcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Salix (3) Fagus sylvatica (2) Betula (2) Corylus avellana (2)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7) Woodland: mixed (5) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Leaves (7) Soil (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (2) September (4) October (9) November (1)