Leucocortinarius bulbiger (Alb. & Schwein.) Singer
(White Webcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucocortinarius bulbiger (White Webcap)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Various 2015 Readers’ Finds Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 23-28.
Watling, R. & Gregory N.M. (and Orton, P.D.) 1993 Cortinariaceae p.p.: Galerina, Gymnopilus, Leucocortinarius, Phaeocollybia, Phaeogalera, Phaeolepiota, Phaeomarasmius, Pleuroflammula, Rozites & Stagnicola British Fungus Flora, Vol 7, 131pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Leucocortinarius bulbiger (White Webcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leucocortinarius bulbiger (White Webcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leucocortinarius bulbiger (White Webcap)

Endangered

NT

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