Corrugated Cortinarius

Appearance

Cap: 4-10 cm; convex or widely conical; slimy when fresh or wet, but often merely tacky or even dry; distinctively corrugated-wrinkled, except in the very center; orange-brown in color

Gills: Attached to the stem; close; pale lilac at first, then becoming cinnamon to rusty colored;

Stem: 7-12 cm long and up to 2 cm thick; terminating in a slightly rounded bulb; dry with rusty, slimy veil material around the bulb.

Naming

Alternate Common Name: Wrinkled Cortinarius

Distribution

Widely distributed in eastern North America, and documented in Costa Rica.

Habitat

Mycorrhizal with hardwoods. They grow alone, scattered, or gregariously during summer and fall.