Cortinarius subscaurus (Moser) Moser subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 3-8cm across, convex then flattened; rich olive-brown with darker flecks; the texture is greasy rather than glutinous. Gills adnate; purple at first, then rusty brown. Stem 50-90 x 8-14mm, base bulbous; whitish violet at first, then more brown; fibrous. Flesh violet at first. Odor not distinctive. Taste pleasant. Spores ovoid, rough, 10.5-13.3 x 6-6.5µ, quotient 1.9. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat similar to Cortinarius scaurus, in conifer woods with sphagnum. Found in New York. Season August-September. Not edible. Comment Cortinarius scaurus is very close, but the gills are not purple at first. This is the first report of this species in North America.