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Dappled Webcap

Dappled Webcap (Cortinarius bolaris), photo
Photo: Christine Young, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Cortinarius bolaris · Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026
330US records
21states
Augbusiest month
330 US records since 1899 (119 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Aug 14, 2026 (about 2 months ago) near New Shoreham, Washington County, RI, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Cortinarius includes webcaps containing orellanine. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.
Lookalike warning. Many mushrooms, including deadly ones, closely resemble each other, and the only reliable identification comes from an expert looking at the actual specimen (often with spore prints or microscopy). Never use a name, photo or record count on this page to decide what something is.

When it's recorded

Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May12Jun19Jul56Aug103Sep63Oct56Nov6Dec1

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Sep, Jul.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey196Aug 5, 2021
Pennsylvania27Aug 4, 2026
North Carolina23Sep 29, 2024
New York19Aug 20, 2023
West Virginia12Aug 3, 2026
Virginia11Jul 28, 2025
Michigan6Sep 12, 1981
Tennessee6Sep 1, 2013
Minnesota5Aug 7, 2025
Connecticut5Aug 12, 2023
Massachusetts4Sep 14, 2020
Wisconsin3Sep 8, 2017

Top counties

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