Help with Fungi ID please

[welsh.lensman]

I've been through the two books I have on Fungi, but I'm unable to find any with the unusual pattern on the stipe that this one has, any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks,

Wayne.

[poschiavanus]

I don't know the fungus, but it looks to me as the stipe has been rasped by something (slug, snail, even a rodent).

[flaxton]

Looking at the remnants of the cortina on the cap edge might I suggest a Cortinarius

Mal

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi Wayne,

I think that Mal will be correct in suggesting Cortinarius.

Unfortunately, Cortinarius, and Inocybe, ( and, when I'm trying to do it, half of the other genera as well ), are very difficult indeed to identify to species level.

Regards,
Mike.

[Ken Burgess]

Sometimes you get lucky with Cortinarius, when it is a species with characters that you can easily recognise. This is one of those cases. This is Cortinarius trivialis, with its distinctive stem and viscid cap.

Ken

[welsh.lensman]

Thank you everyone for your responses to my predicament and a special thank you Ken for the ID, much appreciated.