Cortinarius bulliardii    (Pers.:Fr.) Fr. 

common name(s) : Hotfoot Webcap 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Cortinariales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarieae [sub-genus:Telamonia]  

synonyms: Telamonia bulliardii 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Cortinarius bulliardi, Inoloma bulliardii)  

edibility : discard

potential confusions with  Cortinarius bulliardii toxicity of Cortinarius bulliardii genus Cortinarius  

The cap is bright red brown to chestnut, hygrophanous, drying to dull brown.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is rusty brown. This species is mycorrhizal.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 7 cm (between 2 and 10 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 10 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 14 mm (between 5 and 20 mm)

Chemical tests : red veil turns violet when in contact with potash.


Cortinarius bulliardii is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Cortinarius bulliardii in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Cortinarius bulliardii in the forest of Rambouillet



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