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Cortinarius alboviolaceus (Pers.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 280 (1838) [1836-1838]

Habitat: On acidic soil, usually associated with Betula, Fagus or Quercus spp. in mixed deciduous woodland; also known in pure stands of Salix spp.

Notes: Occasional but widespread, and may be locally common.

Distribution: E: o, S: o, W: o, NI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 30358; Scotland: K(M) 109657; Wales: K(M) 126126

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 298
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 327
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Agarics, 3rd part: Cortinariaceae 5: 338 pp. (2000), p. 206, pl. 248
D+I:, in Brandrud et al., Cortinarius Flora Photographica Volume 1 [English version] 1 (1990), pl. A59

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