Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) xanthophyllus

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Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) xanthophyllus

3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Distribution

Very rarely recorded

Habitat

On soil with beech and oak

Edibility

Probably poisonous but far too rare to consume

Notes

The flesh in the cap and stem turns blood red on exposure to KOH solution

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) xanthophyllus

Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) xanthophyllus

The flesh turns blood red on exposure to KOH solution. 3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.