Cortinarius 
pileus convex, viscid, tawny to russet, darker when moist, 
margin appendicula te with fragments of cortina especially when 
young; flesh white, thin except on disc; gills broad, close, white 
becoming brownish, adnexed; stipe cartilaginous hollow, white stained 
red brown by remains of cortina 1.5*£ 5 mm above tapering to 3 mm 
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