Cortinarius limonius (Fr.) Fr.
(Sunset Webcap)

Interactions where Cortinarius limonius 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 UK/IrelandQuestionable PINOPSIDA conifers 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 limonius/Cortinarius limoniussunset webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae 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 limonius/Cortinarius limoniussunset webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form) Caledonian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius limonius/Cortinarius limoniussunset webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)Caledonian pineliverootMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Orton, P.D., 1986Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woodsBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCortinarius limonius (Sunset Webcap)
SubgenusCortinarius (sg) (a group of webcaps)
GenusCortinarius (webcap toadstools)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius limonius (Sunset Webcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2003 Fungal Portraits, No. 15: Cortinarius limonius, C. orellanus and C. rubellus Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 75-76.
Orton, P.D. 1987 Notes on some Agarics from Scotland Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 44 (3): 485-502.

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

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

Vulnerable

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