Cortinarius armeniacus (Schaeff.) Fr. 1838

Cortinarius armeniacus Fries, Epicr. Myc. 304. 1838
A garicus armeniacus Fries , Syst .Myc. 1:234. 1821.
Pileus fleshy, rather firm, campanulate-subexpanded, broadly umbonate, obtuse, 5-7 cm. broad; surface glabrous, even, hygrophanous, Sudan-brown (R) when moist, orange-buff (R) or tan throughout when dry; margin white-silky from the cortina when dry; context thin on the margin, scissile, soon pallid, the odor and taste mild or slightly that of radish; lamellae adnate, emarginate, broad, ventricose, close, thin, at first pallid, then Mars-yellow (R) to cinnamon, the edge entire; stipe tapering upward, 5-7 cm. long, 5-8 mm. thick above, twice as thick below, watery-pallid when moist, dingy-whitish when dry, silky-fibrillose, the rind cartilaginous, stuffed, spongy at base, cortina whitish, sparse; spores ellipsoid, slightly rough, 8-9 X 5-5.5 fi.
Type locality: Sweden.
Habitat: On the ground, in coniferous mountain forests.
Distribution: New York and Washington; also in Kurope.