Deadly Webcap

Cortinarius rubellus Cooke

Safety first

This mushroom is listed as deadly. Eating it can kill.

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Deadly — can kill Source: Wikipedia: Cortinarius rubellus

Classification from Wikipedia: Cortinarius rubellus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Mandy Hackney. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Justin Paulin. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Matthew Rozanoff. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

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.

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Recorded observations of Deadly Webcap by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	0
March	0
April	1
May	0
June	0
July	4
August	19
September	10
October	2
November	0
December	0

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

British Columbia 13 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 8 records · Foraging rules
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 records · Foraging rules
California 2 records · Foraging rules
Nova Scotia 1 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 1 records · Foraging rules
Alaska 1 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 1 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Cap shape	conical
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	bare
Spore print color	cream

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Cortinarius rubellus, commonly known as the deadly webcap, is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, native to high-latitude temperate to subalpine forests of Eurasia and North America. Within the genus it belongs to a group known as the Orellani, all of which are highly toxic. Eating them results in kidney failure, which is often irreversible. The mushroom is generally tan to brown all over, with a conical to convex cap 2.5 to 8 centimetres (1 to 3+1⁄4 in) in diameter, adnate gills and a 5.5 to 11 cm (2+1⁄4 to 4+1⁄4 in) tall stipe.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.

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