Deadly webcap
Cortinarius rubellus
Deadly poisonous. Even a small piece can kill: never pick it to eat.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Cortinarius rubellus
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Cortinariaceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Domed, Conical
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Partner of trees
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Conifer forest
- Spore print
- Brown
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Its toxin orellanine damages the kidneys, and signs of poisoning can appear only after several days.
- Cortinarius is one of the largest mushroom genera, with well over a thousand species.
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Similar fungi
- Fools webcap
Cortinarius orellanus
- Violet webcap
Cortinarius violaceus
- Sheathed woodtuft
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q944328 · All fungi · All entries