Fools webcap
Cortinarius orellanus
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 orellanus
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Cortinariaceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Domed, Flat
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Partner of trees
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Broadleaf forest
- Spore print
- Brown
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The toxin orellanine is named after this species and was found after a mass poisoning in Poland in the 1950s.
- The poison damages the kidneys, and symptoms may show only days after poisoning.
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Similar fungi
- Violet webcap
Cortinarius violaceus
- Deadly webcap
Cortinarius rubellus
- Shaggy parasol
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1367003 · All fungi · All entries