Cortinarius infractus Berk.
(Bitter Webcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)
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)
Records of Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap) :
1: Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
3 Oct 2006 OSGR: SU79 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Growing with Rockrose
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ - oblique view - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ - top view - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - close-upImage 4: Fruitbody - LSImage 5: Spores - magnifiedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Spores - showing rounghness - highly magnified
2: Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)
24 Oct 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Singly and in groups of up to 6 fruitbodies, at roadside, under Beech, Holly, Birch
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - LSImage 3: GillsImage 4: In situImage 5: In situ (2)Image 6: In situ - large specimensImage 7: In situ - side viewImage 8: Lain down - showing capImage 9: Lain down - showing gillsImage 10: Two fruitbodies - showing capsImage 11: Two fruitbodies - showing gillsImage 12: Spores - equatorial focus - highly magnifiedImage 13: Spores - magnifiedImage 14: Spores - magnified (2)Image 15: Spores - magnified (3)Image 16: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 17: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 18: Spores - surface ornamentation - highly magnified
3: Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)
1 Nov 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody - LSImage 3: Fruitbody - side viewImage 4: Fruitbody - undersideImage 5: Spores - magnified
4: Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)
10 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: CapImage 3: Cap - LSImage 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: FruitbodyImage 6: Fruitbody - LSImage 7: GillsImage 8: Gills (2)Image 9: Gill edge with protruding basidiomes/basidia/cheilocystidiaImage 10: Spores - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 13: Spores - highly magnified (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius infractus (Bitter Webcap)

Vulnerable

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