Nordic mushrooms – get to know the species
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Deadly webcap

Deadly webcap

Cortinarius rubellus
Deadly poisonous

How to identify it

Cap
Reddish brown to yellow-brown, dull and felted, usually distinctly pointed but sometimes with a flatter centre.
Underside
Thick, relatively widely spaced reddish-brown gills.
Stem
Reddish brown with irregular yellow zigzag bands of veil tissue.
Smell
No reliable smell is given as a key characteristic.

Occurrence and habitat

Grows mainly with spruce in mossy spruce forest, but also in beech forest and rarely with pine; common throughout the country.

Preparation

See the species' safety and preparation instructions. Always prepare edible mushrooms according to a current, species-specific source; poisonous species must never be cooked in an attempt to make them edible.

Recipe suggestions

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⚠ Important safety information

Dödligt giftig. Innehåller orellanin som kan skada njurarna. Giftet förstörs inte genom avkokning. Har förväxlats med trattkantarell.

Facts and sources

Sources
Svampguiden; SLU Artdatabanken / Artfakta as an ongoing reference source
Factual text compiled and checked 2026-09-27