A medium-sized brown Telamonia webcap of conifer forests, with a hygrophanous reddish- to cinnamon-brown cap and a white, silky stem that carries white veil bands or a ring-like zone. North American records under this European name need modern confirmation.
Edibility unknown; not recommended. Brown Telamonia webcaps cannot be identified reliably in the field. Cortinarius includes deadly species such as C. orellanus and C. rubellus that contain orellanine, which causes kidney failure that appears only after a delay of days, often after the meal has been forgotten.
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Habitat
Ectomycorrhizal; solitary, scattered or gregarious on soil under conifers, in autumn.
Distribution
Europe and North America, in conifer forests (occasionally under tanoak in the West). California Fungi (Mykoweb) calls it widely distributed but uncommon, citing Kauffman's North American Flora treatment (1924), and says the status of California Telamonia species still needs clarification.
Characteristics
Cap: broadly bell-shaped, dry, hygrophanous, reddish brown to cinnamon brown, fading as it dries. Gills: bright cinnamon brown when young, becoming rusty. Stem: white, cylindrical to club-shaped, covered with silky fibrils, often with white veil bands, patches or a ring-like zone. Odor and taste: mild to earthy. Spore print: rusty brown. Spores: about 8-9.5 x 5-6 um, moderately warted (mushroomhobby.com).
