About Cortinarius collinitus (Sowerby) Gray
The cap of Cortinarius collinitus is 3–10 centimetres (1+1⁄4–4 inches) in diameter, ranging from convex to flat in shape, with a sticky, gelatinous surface when conditions are moist. Its gills are adnexed, closely spaced, and colored pallid or pale violet. The stipe is typically 5–15 cm long, 0.5–2 cm thick, solid, and uniform in width along its length, marked with transverse scaly-looking bands. Like most Cortinarius species, Cortinarius collinitus produces a rusty-brown spore print. This species is considered inedible, in part because related species in the same complex have not yet been tested for edibility. It grows either singly or in groups, in association with hardwoods and conifers.
