Species details
Deadly webcap
Cortinarius rubellus
Deadly poisonous
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Description
An orange-brown deadly webcap with a pointed umbo, rusty gills, and remnants of a cobweb-like veil.
Identification features
The stem is orange-yellow with brown fibres. Poisoning may cause severe kidney damage only after a long delay.
Habitat
Mostly in damp coniferous woodland, often with spruce.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October
Similar species
- Fool’s webcap (Cortinarius orellanus)
- Cortinarius species