Cortinarius calochrous Fr. S. F. Gray subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 4-7cm across, convex; chrome yellow fading to creamy yellow; glutinous. Gills adnexed; pale pinky-violet, remaining so for a long time. Stem 30-60 x 7-15mm, with an abrupt marginate bulb; whitish with violet shades at the apex and yellow veil on the bulb. Flesh whitish with a touch of violet near the stem apex. Odor slight. Taste slight. Spores almond-shaped, warty, 9-11 x5.5-6.5µ, quotient 1.65. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in coniferous or mixed woods. Rare. Found in Colorado and east of the Great Plains. Season August-September. Not edible. Comment KOH on the cap discolors reddish pink. In Europe American specimens showing the violet tints on the stem would be named Cortinarius calochrous var. caroli (Vel.).