Cortinarius pholideus

(Lilj.) Fr.

Scaly Webcap

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062175
Element CodeNFAGA394P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCortinariaceae
GenusCortinarius
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
United StatesNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
References (4)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  4. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.