Cortinarius epiphaeus (E. Horak) Peinter & M.M. Moser

A recent molecular study showed that this species and C. napivelatus were the same species.

A light brown to tan secotioid fungus with pale ochre tufts on the cap. Cap diam: up to 60 mm. The stipe can be variable in length, white to pale yellow, becoming a brownish yellow as it ages.

Under beech.

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