Gilled Mushrooms with Rust-Brown or Rust Spores
Although most fungi are harmless, a small number are extremely toxic, and should be handled with caution. Never eat a fungus unless you are completely certain of its identity, and the species is known to be edible. If in doubt, discard it.
1 August 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
7 September 2025 Franchises Wood, Wiltshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) puniceus
19 October 2007 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) rubellus
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)159389. 23 August 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) semisanguineus
16 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) uliginosus
14 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) violaceus
October 2001 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) delibutus
October 2004 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) elatior
3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) trivialis
October 2001 Milford Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) collocandoides
27 September 2025 Spearywell Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus
9 October 2024 Herriard Oak Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) triumphans
19 October 2025 Woodland Trust Home Farm, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) xanthophyllus
3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) alboviolaceus
27 September 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) anomalus
1 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) bolaris
1 October 2016 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) caliginosus
With oak. 24 September 2025 Near Eyeworth Pond, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) cf roseonudipes
24 September 2025 Near Eyeworth Pond, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) cinnabarinus
18 October 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) flexipes
1 November 2021 Minley Wood, North Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) hemitrichus
14 October 2007 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) hinnuleus
3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) lacustris
Growing in a damp drainage ditch with oak. 24 September 2025 Near Eyeworth Pond, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) torvus
26 September 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
On rotten wood. 7 November 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 November 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 October 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 November 2013 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Specimens found growing on a Wood Ant nest. 13 October 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
13 October 2024 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2000 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
21 October 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
On the trunk of a fallen beech tree. 3 October 2025 Rufus Stone, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
29 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
On a post marking the entrance to a nature reserve. 26 August 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 September 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
1 November 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
On a dead silver birch tree. 7 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
12 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
13 September 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
29 October 2007 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.