╔══ Large webcap (21 September 2026)Cortinarius largus
[ map ]47.4903°N 11.0557°E
locationKramerplateau
coordinates47.49026°N 11.05573°E
spotted on21 September 2026
identified on22 September 2026
╔═ sighting note
Could be a Blewit (Wood blewit / Lepista nuda). To distinguish with more certainty check for staining yellow with KOH. In case you do not have any KOH at hand, when cut in a vertical cross section the Cortinarius largus will be lilac to violaceous becoming white in the centre of cap and stem.
╔═ Habitat
In coniferous and mixed forest, often on calcareous soil
╔═ Edibility
Unknown, not recommended
╔═ Key Features
- ▸ Stocky fruit body with a pale grey-brown, viscid cap
- ▸ Pale lavender-grey gills, later rust-brown from the spores; cortina on young specimens
- ▸ Firm, pale, club-shaped stem with a bulbous base
- ▸ Flesh of cap and stem lilac to violaceous, becoming white in the centre when cut