Imperial Webcap
Cortinarius purpureus (Bull.) Bidaud, Moënne-Locc. & Reumaux
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
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 | 2 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 8 |
| July | 7 |
| August | 15 |
| September | 22 |
| October | 29 |
| November | 25 |
| December | 3 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- British Columbia 20 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 18 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 10 records · Foraging rules
- California 9 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 6 records · Foraging rules
- Wyoming 4 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 4 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 3 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 2 records · Foraging rules
- Mississippi 2 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 2 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 2 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 2 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 2 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 2 records · Foraging rules
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- Pennsylvania1 records
- Ontario1 records
- Alaska1 records
- Alabama1 records
- Nova Scotia1 records
- Massachusetts1 records
- Michigan1 records
- Missouri1 records
- Montana1 records
- New York1 records
- Yukon1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
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