Cortinarius multiformis (Variable Webcap)

Cortinarius multiformis

Deciduous and coniferous forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized. Cap 3-8 (10) cm across, convex-domed, flattened, slimy, white-fibrous, ochre-yellow, brownish-yellow, the margins with remnants of the white veil. Gills pale cream, later honey-coloured, adnate. Stem 5-8 (10)x1-2 cm, thickening towards the base, white, when old yellowish-brownish, white-fibrous Flesh white, firm, with a faint mushroomy smell, not bitter. Characteristic features: cap yellowish-brown, changeable, variable, stem white. Grows singly or in small groups in deciduous forests, sometimes in pine forests. Edible, rare.