Cortinarius umbrinolens
Cap 1.5 to 4 cm across, conical then expanded and umbonate, dark brown when moist, especially at the centre, drying yellow brown, surface silky matt, with a pale edge. It has a characteristic earthy smell like beetroot (with a hint of rhubarb).
Habitat damp places with deciduous trees, and often with birch.
Autumn.
Widespread but infrequent in Britain.
Infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Cademan Wood
04 November 2012
David Nicholls
Cademan Wood
04 November 2012
Steve Mathers
Cademan Wood
12 November 2017
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- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Cortinariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 04/11/2012 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 12/11/2017 (Cann, Alan)
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Steve Mathers
Cademan Wood
12 November 2017
