About this fungus
Bruising Webcap is listed in the Shroomify field guide as a gills fungus in the Cortinariaceae family. With oak and beech in broadleaved or mixed woodland in Europe; conifer-associated reports elsewhere may include close lookalikes.
A note on identification
This profile is a guide rather than a guarantee. If you are considering eating a wild mushroom, check the whole specimen and its possible lookalikes carefully. Do not eat it if you are unsure of the identification.
This profile is a guide rather than a guarantee. If you are considering eating a wild mushroom, check the whole specimen and its possible lookalikes carefully. Do not eat it if you are unsure of the identification.
Species to compare
Names recorded in the Shroomify catalogue as potentially similar: