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

Synonyms:

Agaricus hemitrichus Cap Gweog Lledflewog

Common Name:

Frosty Webcap

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (15) Betula pubescens (10) Fagus sylvatica (5) Betula pendula (4) Larix (2) Pinus (1) Quercus (1) Corylus avellana (1) Betula jacquemontii (1) Picea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (9) Woodland and scrub (6) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Bog: raised (2) Built-up areas (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (18) Soil Grassy (6) Soil Leaves (4) Moss (1) Needles (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (4) September (15) October (32) November (3)