Cortinarius obliquus Pk. subgenus Sericeoybe Cap 3-8cm across, broadly convex: violaceous, purplish but with rusty tones coming through; dry, not hygrophanous. silky fibrillose. Gills adnate to adnexed; purple at first, then cinnamon brow- n. Stem 30-80 x 8-20mm, rather short with an abrupt marginate bulb; whitish, tinged violet; bulb heavily sheathed in matted white veil. Flesh whitish, mottled purple, especially when young. Odor slight, pleasant. Taste just a touch hot. Spores ovoid, warty, 8-10 x 5-6.5µ, quotient 1.55. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in deciduous woods. Uncommon. Found in northeastern North America, west to Wisconsin and south to Missouri. Season August-October. Not edible. Comment Rather variable. Smith has reported larger, longer-stemmed collections. My collection in the photograph is not as violet as they are usually described.