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Cortinarius cinnamomeus (Z.) Fr. 



Cinnamon cortinarius 

 Woods, groves and bushy places. Common. Edible. 



C. cinnamomeus semisanguineus Fr. 

 Woods. Raybrook. This is distinguished from the typical form by 

 the color of the lamellae which in the young plant are dark red. 



Cortinarius sanguineus ( Widf>f Fr. 

 Mossy ground in woods. Valley of the Ausable. August. 



Cortinarius lutescens Pk. 



Mossy places in woods. Near Newman. September. 



Cortinarius armillatus {A. df S.) Fr. 



Woods, commonly among fallen leaves. Easily known by the red 

 bands on the stem. 



Cortinarius adustus Fk. 

 Groves of young coniferous trees. Near Newman. September. 



Cortinarius pallidus Fk. 



Mossy ground in swampy woods. Near Newman. September. 



Paxillus involutus [Batsch) Fr. 

 Involute paxillus 



Banks and woods among mosses or on bare ground. Common. 

 Edible. 



Paxillus rhodoxanthus {Schw.) 



Thin woods. Rare. Raybrook. August. This species was placed 

 by Schweinitz in the genus Gomphus (Gomphidius), but the color and 

 the shape of the spores do not agree well with the characters of that genus. 



It is here placed in the genus Paxillus with which it agrees better in 

 the color of its spores, but its lamellae do not anastomose behind. Per- 

 haps it is a Flammula, 



