Cortinarius gentilis (Fr.) Fr. s. s. Cke. Goldgelber Gürtelfuss Cap 1–3cm across, distinctly umbonate, tawny-brown, becoming rust-yellow to yellow-brown finely downy. Stem 50–100 x 3–8mm, concolorous with cap, covered in pale yellow patches of velar remains. Flesh yellow to yellow-brown. Taste mild, smell radish-like when cut. Gills rust-yellow, occasionally olive-brown, later rust-brown. Spore print rust. Spores elliptic, 7.5–9 x 5.5–6.5µ. Habitat acid pine woods. Season late summer to autumn. Rare. Poisonous. Distribution, America and Europe |