Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) amoenolens Henry ex Orton syn. C. cyanopus (Secr.) Fr. s. Lange Buchen-Klumpfuss Cap 3–13cm across, convex or obtuse, straw-yellow to ochre sometimes with an olivaceous or tawny flush, margin inrolled and often covered in remains of veil or cortina. Stem 45–140 x 10–22mm, bulb immarginate or rounded marginate (15–45mm across), violaceous at first fading to whitish, bulb covered in ochraceous patches of the veil; cortina whitish to violaceous. Flesh whitish in cap and bulb, intensely violaceous in stem, especially at apex. Taste: flesh mild, cap cuticle bitter, smell fruity, like plums. Gills deep violet when young then clay, never rusty. Spore print rust. Spores lemon-shaped and distinctly roughened, 9–12 x 5.5–7µ. Habitat beech woods, usually on chalk. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility suspect -avoid. Found In Europe.