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Cortinarius
Pileus hemispheric, conic expanded, convex, with broad umbo,
innate fibrillose scaly, moist but not viscid, 2.5 cm diam, amber
brown shading to raw sienna, flesh thick on disc, watersoaked;
gills adnate very narrow, close, raw sienna; stipe fleshy cartilagi-
nous rind; cortina present when young, evanescent leaving a few
fibrils at point of attachment of gills, surface fibrous, slightly
darkerwhere handled, raw sienna.
Mossy log.
Specimens examined
Costa Rica: San Jose, Rancho Redondo, 2400 m, Dodge & Thomas 5022