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Cortinarius bulliardii.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Cortinaire de Bulliard, Hotfoot Webcap, Zinnoberroter Gürtelfuss
Cortinarius bulliardii Mushroom
Ref No: 6925
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Cortinarius bulliardii2 Mushroom
Ref No: 6926
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location: Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Bulbous base of stem
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Cortinarius (Telamonia) bulliardii (Fr.) Fr. Zinnoberroter Gürtelfuss Cortinaire de Bulliard Hotfoot Webcap Cap 4–8cm across, convex then expanded, deep red-brown to chestnut drying ochre-buff. Stem 50–100 x 10–15mm, whitish near apex becoming rust towards the base and covered in reddish fibres. Flesh whitish, sometimes reddish at stem base. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills violaceous at first, soon rusty. Spore print rust. Spores elliptic, rough, 8–10 x 5–6µ. Habitat deciduous wood, especially beech. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility Suspect – avoid as many Cortinarius contain toxins. Found In Europe.

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