Cortinarius caperatus (Pers.) Fr.
(The Gypsy)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCortinarius caperatus (The Gypsy)
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 caperatus (The Gypsy) :
1: Cortinarius caperatus (The Gypsy)
22 Aug 1978 OSGR: NO08 56° 60’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: South Aberdeenshire (VC 92) Scotland
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situ - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain down

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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

Cortinarius caperatus (The Gypsy) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius caperatus (The Gypsy)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cortinarius caperatus (The Gypsy)

Vulnerable

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