Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray
(Violet Webcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap)
Subgenus	Cortinarius (sg) (a group of webcaps)
Genus	Cortinarius (webcap toadstools)
Family	CORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Cortinarius violaceus is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Cortinarius)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cortinariaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap) :
1: Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap)
28 Oct 2013	OSGR: SU22	50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W	Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8)	England
scattering toadstools, singly and in pairs under a single Beech

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Evans, S.	2001	Conservation Corner (Jan 2001)	Field Mycology Vol 2 (1): 13-14.

Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Cortinarius
(webcap toadstools)

CORTINARIACEAE
(webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap)

Endangered

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Cortinarius violaceus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)