Original Herbarium Label: close to Cortinarius largus Fr. UBC Herbarium: F17124 GenBank: GQ159867 DNA sequence close to C. malachius TUB 011887 However, C. malachius has smaller spores (Breitenbach: 6.9-9.8 x 4.7-5.7 µm) Cap: reddish brown covered by white fibrils, especially when young; gill: young ochre, later brown; stipe 5 cm x 1.0-2.5 cm at the base, young stipe pale violet all the way, later only at apex; flesh brownish at apex; cup flesh: young pale violet, darker violet at apex; smell: pleasant, fruity; spores: 11-13 x 6-7 µm