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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



gills rounded or sinuate, violet at first, then brown, broad, distant ; spores yel- 

 low-brown, ellipsoid. 12-14 X 7-9/x. The name refers to the color. 



On the ground in woods, summer and autumn ; one of the best edible species. 



Cortinarius alboviolaceus Tinted Cortinarius 



Cap 5-8 cm. wide, whitish, more or less tinted with violet, dry, smooth or silky, 

 convex to plane; stem 5-10 cm. by 6-12 mm., whitish, marked with violet, especially 

 at the top, hairy below the attachment of the curtain, bulbous, solid ; gills adnexed, 

 whitish-violet, then brown, usually finely toothed at the edge ; spores dull yellow, 

 ellipsoid, 6-9 X 4-5/x. The name refers to the color. 



On the ground in woods, late summer to autumn : of fair quality. 



Cortinarius cinnamomeus 

 Cinnamon Cortinarius 



Cap 2-6 cm. wide, bright- 

 brown to deep browni, rough- 

 ened with close scales or fibers, 

 more or less smooth when old. 

 convex to plane, more or less 

 umbonate ; stem 4-8 cm. by 

 4-7 mm., yellow to brown, 

 mostly smooth, hollow ; gills 

 adnate, yellow, broad and 

 crowded ; spores dull yellow, 

 elliptic, 7-8 X 3-4/i. The name 

 refers to the color. 



Common on ground in 

 woods or clearings, late sum- 

 mer and autumn : edible. 



Figure 39. Cortixarius cixxamomeus 



Cortinarius squamulosus Scaly Cortinarius 



Cap 5-10 cm. wide, brown, roughened with crowded darker scales, convex to 

 plane; stem 7-14 cm. l)y 1-2 cm. above, 2-4 cm. at the bulb, brown, more or less 

 scaly, solid ; gills sinuate, brown : flesh pinkish-white. The name refers to the 

 scaly cap. 



On the ground in woods, late summer and autumn : caps fair. 



Cortinarius autumnalis Rusty Cortinarius 



Cap 5-10 cm. wide, dull rust-yellow, streaked with rusty fibers, convex to 

 plane; stem 7-10 cm. by 1 cm., paler than the cap, smooth or scaly, bulbous, solid; 

 gills sinuate, yellow-brown ; flesh white. The name refers to its appearance in 

 autumn. 



On the ground in woods, autumn : fair. 



