Species details
Fool’s webcap
Cortinarius orellanus
Deadly poisonous
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Description
A deadly orange to brown-yellow webcap with a fibrous cap and rusty-brown gills.
Identification features
The stem is yellowish to orange-brown and ringless; cortina remnants are faint in mature specimens.
Habitat
Warm deciduous woodland, mainly under oak, beech, and hornbeam.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October
Similar species
- Deadly webcap (Cortinarius rubellus)
- Cortinarius limonius
- Cortinarius cinnamomeus