Cortinarius cedretorum Maire subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 8-15cm across, convex with an inrolled margin for a long time; pallid yellow at first, later the center becoming brick reddish, in age almost purple-brown; very glutinous at first. Gills adnexed; pallid yellowish then rusty. Stem 50-120 x 13-25mm at the apex, with a large rounded marginate bulb up to 50mm (2in) across; whitish with pale lavender touches, more yellow on the bulb. Flesh lavender under the cuticle, otherwise pallid whitish. Odor not distinctive. Taste pleasant. Spores almond-shaped, warty, 10-13 x 6.5-8µ, quotient 1.6. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat under spruce and fir. Found in the Pacific Northwest and Europe. Season September-October, later in the South. Edibility not known. Photographed by Greg Wright.