Bloodred Webcap

Cortinarius sanguineus

Coniferous, rarely deciduous forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies small. Cap 3–5 cm across, bell-shaped, later flattened, with an inconspicuous umbo, faintly scaly, carmine, blood-red, the margin paler. Gills notched, blood-red, brownish-red, notched. Stem 3-9x0.3-0.8 cm, of a slightly paler colour than the cap. Flesh thin, red, with an unpleasant smell, slightly bitter-tasting.

Characteristic features: fruiting bodies small, not fleshy, growing mostly only in coniferous forests.