Unidentified Yellow/Orange Cortinarius

[NickCantle]

Well, this is a beauty regardless of its identity! I'm glad I found it, and I hope we do get an ID because I've never seen anything like it.

Let's start with the 'must knows';

Growing in moss in a Beech/Oak mixture. Pines were about 20 foot away, so there might just be an association. There was no distinctive smell to these specimens, just a little mushroomy The two that I found ranged between 30mm and 40mm in length and had a closed cap diameter of roughly 10mm. I'm yet to have a look at the spores, but I fear that I'll not get much closer. I've tried keying it out, and I've reached C. fervidus, but there's so little information on the species that I can't really be accurate with it. I'm pretty sure it's part of the Dermocybe sub-genus. The gills were rust brown/ochre, but we all know that doesn't really help!

Photographs in situ and to show cortina and stipes (which do have a faint red banding on);





They're very intriguing and interesting. I'll post back with Microscopic information tomorrow, but I fear the spores are just going to be the usual elliptical ones

All help, suggestions and immediate ID's without question appreciated

Nick

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi Nick,

Cortinarius rubellus looks close-ish...?

neil

[NickCantle]

The size and structure isn't quite right for C. rubellus Neil, but it's a good suggestion.

The specimens have gained a 'Chlorine' odour overnight. I'll do the spores in a bit

[NickCantle]

Well I'm bitterly hacked off that my Microscope camera is so oeoeoeoe Or maybe operator error. The photos are cringeworthy, but they give an indication of shape. How do I get clear photographs? Shall I buy a new camera or something? These are bad!



Nick

Seems I just prepared the slide poorly