Cortinarius infractus Berk.
(Bitter Webcap)

Interactions where Cortinarius infractus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius infractus/	Cortinarius infractus	bitter webcap				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius infractus/	Cortinarius infractus	bitter webcap				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root	$Fagus is a Minor Associate of Cortinarius infractus$		Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius infractus/	Cortinarius infractus	bitter webcap				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		live	root		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius infractus/	Cortinarius infractus	bitter webcap				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Helianthemum nummularium	Common Rockrose	Malvales: Cistaceae	Notes and Records (Nov 2010), Henrici, A., 2010 Notes and Records (Jan 2011), Henrici, A., 2011	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius infractus/	Cortinarius infractus	bitter webcap				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Cistaceae/Helianthemum nummularium/	Helianthemum nummularium	common rockrose		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Tilia	limes	Malvales: Malvaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius infractus/	Cortinarius infractus	bitter webcap				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/	Tilia	limes		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Dryas octopetala	Mountain Avens	Rosales: Rosaceae	Notes and Records (Jan 2011), Henrici, A., 2011	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius infractus/	Cortinarius infractus	bitter webcap				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Dryas octopetala/	Dryas octopetala	mountain avens		live	root

Author & Year	Title	Source
Henrici, A., 2010	Notes and Records (Nov 2010)	Field Mycology Vol 11 (4): 141-143.
Henrici, A., 2011	Notes and Records (Jan 2011)	Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 34-37 & back cover.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)
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 infractus 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.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Anon.	2011	Cortinarius infractus in a mixed birch woodland, Morrone …	vol 12 (2) Page: Front cover

Cortinarius infractus (Bitter 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))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap):

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))

BioImages

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