Blood-red Webcap - Cortinarius puniceus
Cap, stipe and gills are all a deep red colour, sometimes with a purplish tint. The cap is up to 5cm in diameter, convex but flattening, dry and covered in fibrils. Associated with Oak and Beech.
Several other red webcaps are assocated with conifers and only rarely with deciduous species.
habitat 
Photograph from top down, in side view, and underneath to show gills; note habitat and substrate.
Oak or Beech woodland
Autumn
Widespread but uncommon.
Rare.
David Nicholls
Stoneywell Wood, Ulverscroft
28 October 2023
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David Nicholls
Stoneywell Wood, Ulverscroft
28 October 2023
David Nicholls
Stoneywell Wood, Ulverscroft
28 October 2023
Melinda Bell
Charley Woods
04 November 2024
brown spores
Melinda Bell
Charley Woods
04 November 2024
cap approx 5cm across
Melinda Bell
Charley Woods
04 November 2024
dry fibrous cap
Melinda Bell
Charley Woods
04 November 2024
adnate gills
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- Fungi
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 28/10/2023 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 04/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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