Cortinarius multiformis —  Cortinariaceae

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Large mushroom. Cap convex, soon becoming plane, smooth, viscid, caramel-brown to orangish-brown, paler in age. Attached gills at first creamy, becoming brown. Stalk tapering towards the top, thickened or with a small basal bulb; pallid, with a fibrous zone near the top and bruising yellowish-brown. Mycorrhizal.
 
 
Habitat:  Usually in small groups, in deep debris under Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock. 

Scent: Not distinctive

Spores: Rusty-brown

Season: Autumn

Creamy-colored gills
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Stalk tapers towards apex
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Viscid, orangish-brown cap
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Tall stalk
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Gills attached
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