Cortinarius elegantoides Kauffman subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 4-7cm across, convex then plane; deep yellowish orange; glutinous. Gills adnate; pallid yellow at first, then rusty. Spores 40-80 x 10-25mm, with a large marginate bulb; yellowish except the bulb, which is clothed in an orange veil. Flesh yellow. Odor slight. Taste bitter. Spores lemon- to almond-shaped, very rough, 15-18 x 7.5-9µ, quotient 2.0. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in deciduous or mixed woods. Uncommon. Found in eastern North America to Michigan. Season September-October. Not edible. Comment Note the very large spores. Photographed by Geoffrey Kibbey.