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Cortinarius rubellus Cooke, Grevillea 16(no. 78): 44 (1887)

Cortinarius orellanoides Rob. Henry, Bull. trimest. Soc. mycol. Fr. 53(1): 61 (1937)
Cortinarius speciosus J. Favre, Beitr. Kryptfl. Schweiz 10(no. 3): 213 (1948)
Cortinarius speciosissimus Kühner & Romagn., in Bidaud, Henry, Moënne-Loccoz & Reumaux, Fl. Analyt. Champ. Supér. (Paris): 287 (1953)

Habitat: On acidic or sandy soil, usually associated with Pinus sylvestris but also reported with Picea spp., in woodland and plantations, often growing amongst Calluna and Vaccinium myrtillus.

Notes: Occasional in Scotland. Rarely reported elsewhere but apparently widespread. Better known as C. speciosissimus. An extremely toxic species.

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 64168; Scotland: K(M) 109530; Wales: K(M) 90725

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), as Cortinarius orellanoides, p. 286
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 325
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Agarics, 3rd part: Cortinariaceae 5: 338 pp. (2000), p. 158, pl. 177
D+I:, in Brandrud et al., Cortinarius Flora Photographica Volume 1 [English version] 1 (1990), pl. A58

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