Vermilion Cobweb-veil
(Cinnabar Web Cap)
Description
Cap convex to flattened with umbo, Ø 4-5 cm, radially striped, bright vermilion to yellowish orange-red.
Gills distant, dark vermilion, with bright vermilion edge.
Stem 5-6 cm x 4-6 mm, dark vermilion. Flesh beige-red. Taste of radish. Smell unpleasant.
Spore-print colour rusty brown.
Poisonous.
Occurrence
Near Beech in deciduous woods.
Forming ectomycorrhiza.