Scaly Webcap
Cortinarius pholideus · Family Cortinariaceae · Updated October 2026
51US records
16states
Sepbusiest month
51 US records since 1896 (6 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 14, 2026 (about 6 weeks ago) near Greenwood, Oxford County, ME, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Michigan, Vermont and New York, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug and Oct. (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
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Sep, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (7) · latest Sep 15, 1905
- Lamoille County, VT (6) · latest Sep 14, 1964
- Itasca County, MN (3) · latest Sep 25, 1995
- Emmet County, MI (2) · latest Sep 17, 1950
- Marquette County, MI (2) · latest Sep 23, 1984
- Franklin County, MA (2) · latest Oct 7, 1985
- Norfolk County, MA (2) · latest Oct 22, 1898
- Alger County, MI (2) · latest Sep 13, 1963
- Henderson County, NC (2) · latest Sep 13, 1974
- Oxford County, ME (2) · latest Sep 14, 2026
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