Cortinarius sphaerosporus Pk. subgenus Myxacium Cap 3-7cm across, convex then plane; yellow; glutinous. Gills adnate; violet at first, eventually bright cinnamon. Stem 50-100 x 5-l0mm, base swollen; white with patches of yellow gluten from the veil adhering, often slightly violaceous at the apex. Flesh pallid with a hint of violet, especially when very young. Odor slight. Taste mild. Spores subglobosc, rough, 6-8 x 5.5-6.2µ, quotient 1.2. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat found in wet coniferous or wet mixed woods. Uncommon in eastern North America, rare in the Pacific Northwest. Season August-October. Not edible. Comment Cortinarius delibutus is extremely similar, but it has slightly larger spores and its gills only mature to a clay color; possibly they are synonymous.