Cortinarius duracinus Fr. subgenus Telamonia Cap 3-10cm across, convex then expanding to domed, usually with an inrolled margin; hygrophanous, cinnamon brown when wet, reddish ochre when dry; surface smooth. Gills adnate; creamy-colored at first, then reddish buff. Stem 40-120 x 6-15mm, tapering downward, usually to a rooting point; white; smooth. Flesh white. Odor nutty to radishy when crushed. Taste slight. Spores ovoid, lightly roughened, 9-11 x 5-6.5µ, quotient 1.75. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in broad-leaved or mixed woods. Uncommon. Found in northeastern North America, west to Michigan, and in Colorado. Season August-September. Not edible. Comment Note the rooting stem and hygrophanous cap.