Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

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Cortinarius caperatus (Pers.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 256 (1838) [1836-1838]

Agaricus caperatus Pers., Observ. mycol. (Copenhagen) 1: 48 (1796)
Pholiota caperata (Pers.) P. Kumm., Hyménomycètes (Alençon): 89 (1874) [1878]
Rozites caperatus (Pers.) P. Karst., Bidr. Känn. Finl. Nat. Folk 32: 290 (1879)
Dryophila caperata (Pers.) Quél., Enchir. fung. (Paris): 66 (1886)
Togaria caperata (Pers.) W.G. Sm., Syn. Brit. Basidiomyc.: 122 (1908)

Habitat: On soil, especially in Caledonian pinewoods, but also known with deciduous trees and conifers elsewhere.

Notes: Occasional in Scotland and may be locally frequent but rarer elsewhere.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 60056; Scotland: K(M) 94415


Conservation Status: Vulnerable (Red Data List, Ing 1992); removed from list (Red Data List, Evans et al. 2006)

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