Cortinarius (Myxacium) ochroleucus (Schaeff.) Fr. (illustrated 30% life size) Cap 3–8cm across, convex then expanded and obtusely umbonate; whitish-pallid with more ochraceous disc; silky sheen rubs off, showing darker cap colour below. Stem 25–90×5–12mm, tapering at base; white and silky; firm. Flesh white to pallid; taste bitter, smell none. Gills adnate to free; whitish then pallid-ochraceous, finally rusty cinnamon. Spores 7–8×4–5¼, elliptical, almost smooth. Spore print rust. Habitat in deciduous woods, especially with oak; autumn. Uncommon. Unknown edibility.
