(Pers.) Fr. (illustrated 45% life size) Cap 4–8cm across, convex then expanded; deep red-brown to chestnut, drying ochre-buff. Stem 50–100×10–15mm; whitish near apex, becoming rust and covered in reddish fibres towards base. Flesh whitish, sometimes reddish at stem base; taste and smell not distinctive. Gills adnate to free; violaceous at first, soon rusty. Spores 8–10×5–6¼, elliptical, rough. Spore print rust. Habitat in deciduous woods, especially with beech; autumn. Rare. Suspect avoid.
