Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus

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Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus

9 October 2024 Herriard Oak Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Season

Autumn

Distribution

Very rarely recorded

Habitat

On soil with beech, oak and Helianthemum

Edibility

Poisonous

Notes

The cap surface turns blood red on exposure to KOH

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus

9 October 2024 Herriard Oak Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus

9 October 2024 Herriard Oak Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus

Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 9 October 2024 Herriard Oak Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.