Tall Webcap
Cortinarius elatior Fr.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 12 |
| September | 16 |
| October | 17 |
| November | 12 |
| December | 4 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Washington 17 records · Foraging rules
- California 15 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 7 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 6 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 5 records · Foraging rules
- New York 4 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 3 records · Foraging rules
- South Carolina 2 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 2 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 2 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 1 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 1 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 1 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 1 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 1 records · Foraging rules
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- Montana1 records
- North Carolina1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | conical |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | mycorrhizal |
| Stem features | cortina |
| Spore print color | reddish-brown |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Cortinarius elatior is a species of mushroom native to Europe which is commonly known as the wrinkled webcap due to the cap's tendency to wrinkle with age.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
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