Cortinarius autumnalis. Pk.
The Fall Cortinarius. Edible.
Figure 236.—Cortinarius autumnalis. Two-thirds natural size. Cap a dull rusty-yellow, also showing bulbous stem.
Autumnalis pertaining to fall. The pileus is fleshy, convex or expanded, dull rusty-yellow, variegated, or streaked with innate rust-colored fibrils.
The gills are rather broad, with a wide, shallow emargination.
The stem is equal, solid, firm, bulbous, a little paler than the pileus.
The height is three to four inches, breadth of pileus two to four inches. Peck.
The plant was named by Dr. Peck because it was found late in the fall. I found the plant on several occasions in September, 1905. It grew very sparingly in a mixed woods on a north hillside.