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Cortinarius bolaris |
Cortinarius bolaris is found from late summer to early winter mainly in beech woods. Its colourful cap is quite distinctive, especially in older specimens where the cap breaks up into annular rings of reddish scales on a buff background.
Identification guide |
Cap |
At first domed and then shallowly convex or flat with a broad umbo, the scales on the dry buff-coloured caps vary in colour from orange to deep red. Cap diameter varies from 3 to 10 cm at maturity. |
Gills |
The gills, which are covered by a cortina in young specimens, are pale yellow, becoming rusty brown as the spores mature. When cut, the flesh of this mushroom gradually turns yellow, most noticeably near the base of the stem. |
Stipe |
The stipe, which is often bowed rather than straight, is pale mottled with red, and it is fibrous with a slightly clavate (club-shaped) base, is typically 5 to 15 mm in diameter and 4 to 8 cm tall. The remains of the white cortina that adhere to the stem are soon marked by a brown stain from falling spores. |
Spore print |
Rusty brown. |
Odour/taste |
No significant taste or odour. |
Habitat |
Under beech and less frequently other hardwood trees; most common in areas where the soil is acidic. |
Season |
July to November. |
Occurrence |
Frequent. |