Cortinaire pourpre Cortinarius (Dermocybe) phoeniceus (Bull.) Maire Purpurroter Schleierling Cap 2.5–6cm across, convex then expanded, often irregularly lobed, ochraceous red-brown to chestnut with metallic copper-red sheen when dry, silky or with a few adpressed tawny scales near the centre. Stem 25–90 x 5–12mm, slightly tapered at base when mature, yellowish covered in adpressed tawny or red fibrils, often forming concentric bands of scales below cortinal zone, base covered in pinkish or yellowish down. Flesh whitish to yellowish with reddish tinge below cap cuticle and sometimes in stem apex and base. Taste none or slightly bitter, smell none or slight, pleasant. Gills blood-red later tinged rust-red. Spore print rust. Spores almond- to pip-shaped, minutely roughened, 6–7(8) x 3.8–4.5µ. Habitat conifer and beech woods. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility Suspect –avoid as many Cortinarius contain toxins. Found In Europe.