Blushing Webcap
Cortinarius cyanites · Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026
32US records
11states
Augbusiest month
32 US records since 1902 (3 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 25, 2023 (about 3 years ago) in Haywood County, NC, a preserved specimen in Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Fungi Collection. Most US records come from Michigan, California and Washington, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Nov. (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, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Emmet County, MI (6) · latest Aug 3, 1968
- Chippewa County, MI (2) · latest Aug 16, 1965
- Cheboygan County, MI (2) · latest Aug 9, 1968
- Mendocino County, CA (2) · latest Nov 15, 2008
- Haywood County, NC (2) · latest Aug 25, 2023
- Pierce County, WA (2) · latest Oct 20, 1995
- Nevada County, CA (1) · latest Nov 5, 1983
- Tuolumne County, CA (1) · latest Nov 12, 1983
- Cheshire County, NH (1) · latest Jul 25, 1902
- Franklin County, MA (1) · latest Jul 27, 1967
More on this species from GBIF.
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