Cinnabar Webcap
Cortinarius cinnabarinus · Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026
81US records
18states
Augbusiest month
81 US records since 1901 (1 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 31, 2019 (about 7 years ago) in Summit County, UT, a preserved specimen in Natural History Museum of Utah Fungarium. Most US records come from North Carolina, New York and Tennessee, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Sep. (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.
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Orange County, NC (9) · latest Jul 9, 1924
- Macon County, NC (8) · latest Jul 10, 1991
- Buncombe County, NC (5)
- Swain County, NC (5) · latest Jul 19, 2006
- Blount County, TN (4) · latest Jun 28, 2007
- Tompkins County, NY (4) · latest Aug 4, 1904
- Alachua County, FL (3) · latest Feb 12, 1985
- Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (3) · latest Aug 22, 1902
- Watauga County, NC (3) · latest Aug 19, 1901
- Lane County, OR (2) · latest Nov 28, 1969
More on this species from GBIF.
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