Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Cortinariaceae
Species: Cortinarius flexipes var. flexipes (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus flexipes
Cortinarius flexipes
Cortinarius paleifer
Cortinarius paleiferus
Common Name:


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cortinarius flexipes var. flexipesPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Picea (4)
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Betula pendula (4)
Betula (3)
Pinus (2)
Coniferophyta (2)
Tilia (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Picea sitchensis (1)
Quercus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Scrub (1)
Woodland (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 (2)
Leaf Litter (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (3)
September (4)
October (18)