Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Candelnut

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Candelnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cortinarius	Aleurites
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Girdled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Blue-Girdled Webcap

The Blue Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius collinitus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.