Cortinarius multiformis (Fr.) Fr. subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 4-10cm across, convex then expanding to plane; ochraceous buff to ferruginous orange; viscid, white hoary layer when young. Gills adnate; pallid cream at first, then buff, at length rusty. Stem 40-90 x 10-20mm, at first with a marginate bulb, which usually becomes just a swollen clavate bulb as the stem expands; white then ochre. Flesh pallid with touches of ochre. Odor slight, sweetish. Taste mild. Spores ovoid, lightly roughened, 8-10 x 5-6µ, quotient 1.65. Deposit red-brown. Habitat in conifer woods. Occasional. Found in northern North America and down the Rockies and Europe. Season August-October. Not edible. Comment No reaction to KOH.