Cortinarius purpurascens Fr.
(Bruising Webcap)

Interactions where Cortinarius purpurascens is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Pinophyta conifers Fungal Portraits No. 61: Cortinarius collocandoides, Kibby, G., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius purpurascens/Cortinarius purpurascensbruising webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Pinophyta/Pinophytaconifersliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius purpurascens/Cortinarius purpurascensbruising webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius purpurascens/Cortinarius purpurascensbruising webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Fungal Portraits No. 61: Cortinarius collocandoides, Kibby, G., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius purpurascens/Cortinarius purpurascensbruising webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesliveroot

Author & YearTitleSource
Kibby, G., 2015Fungal Portraits No. 61: Cortinarius collocandoidesField Mycology Vol 16 (1): 3-4.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cortinarius purpurascens (Bruising Webcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cortinarius purpurascens (Bruising Webcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cortinarius purpurascens var gracilis
a bruising webcap
Variety 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCortinarius purpurascens (Bruising Webcap)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cortinarius purpurascens (Bruising Webcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2015 Fungal Portraits No. 61: Cortinarius collocandoides Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 3-4.

Cortinarius purpurascens (Bruising Webcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cortinarius purpurascens (Bruising Webcap):

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