Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius flexipes (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus flexipes
Cap Gweog Pelargoniwm y Pīn
Cortinarius flexipes var. flexipes
Cortinarius paleaceus
Cortinarius paleifer
Cortinarius paleiferus
Pine Pelargonium Webcap
Common Name: Pine Pelargonium Webcap


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius flexipesPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Betula (4)
Betula pendula (4)
Picea (4)
Pinus (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Betula pubescens (2)
Coniferophyta (2)
Corylus avellana (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Quercus (1)
Sphagnum (1)
Tilia (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Bog (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (9)
Soil Mossy (9)
Soil Leaves (4)
Soil Peat (2)
Leaf Litter (1)
Moss (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
August (3)
September (11)
October (22)
November (1)