Cortinarius (Cortinarius) limonius (Fr. ex Fr.) Fr. Cap 3–9cm across, convex then expanded and slightly depressed or umbonate, bright yellow orange, darker at centre. Stem 50–120 x 8–20mm, yellow-orange above becoming rusty-tawny towards the base, covered in scattered patches of yellow velar remains; cortina pale yellow. Flesh yellow to golden, often tawny below cap cuticle and stem base. Smell faint, like raw potato. Gills yellow soon golden, finally rusty-tawny. Spore print rust. Spores broadly ovate to subglobose, rough, 7–9 x 5.5–7µ. Habitat coniferous woods. Season autumn. Occasional in northern areas, elsewhere rare. Edibility poisonous. Distribution, America and Europe.