Species details
Birch webcap
Phlegmacium triumphans
Conditional / expert preparation
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Description
A robust yellow-orange Phlegmacium with several conspicuous woolly yellow bands on the stem, almost always associated with birch.
Identification features
The cap is 8–15 cm wide, yellow to orange and greasy when wet. Gills start grey to bluish-white and become rusty brown. The stout stem bears several yellow woolly bands.
Identification checklist
Key clues are the yellow-orange greasy cap, several conspicuous woolly stem bands and growth with birch.
Detailed features
- Cap
- The cap is 8–15 cm wide, yellow to orange and greasy when wet.
- Hymenophore
- The gills are initially grey to bluish-white, later rusty-brown.
- Stem
- The stout stem bears several yellow woolly bands.
Size
- Cap diameter
- 8–15 cm
Habitat
Grows in deciduous woodland and parks mainly with birch, in summer and autumn.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October
Ecology
- Host trees
- Birch (Betula)
- Notes
- Grows in deciduous woodland and parks mainly with birch, in summer and autumn.
How to separate similar species
Species formerly placed broadly in Cortinarius are difficult. Colour alone is insufficient; stem bands, tree partner and rusty-brown spore print matter.
Similar species
- Contrary webcap (Cortinarius varius)
- Blue-foot webcap (Cortinarius glaucopus)
- Cortinarius multiformis