Cortinarius liquidus Fr. subgenus Myxacium Cap 1.5-3cm across, conical then almost plane with a large umbo; orange on the umbo, brownish around it, and then silvery creamy near the edge; glutinous with pale yellow veil, slightly striate at the extreme edge. Gills adnate to adnexed; pale creamy buff at first, then more cinnamon. Stem 50-90 x 2-5mm, very long and narrow, attenuating upward; silky white; glutinous at first, soon hollow. Flesh pallid bull Odor slight. Taste bitter, probably only the gluten. Spores ovoid, only lightly roughened, 6.5-7.6 X 4.9-5.6µ, quotient 1.35. Deposit rusty brown. Clamps not seen; cheilocystidia absent. Habitat in a swampy area of conifers, alders, etc. Locally abundant. Found in Washington. Season October. Not edible. Comment To find this mushroom is really exciting. It was originally described by Fries from Sweden in 1838 and then illustrated in his Icones in 1884, and as far as I can tell, until now it has not been seen in modern times.