Cortinarius metallicus

Description:

a very slimy blue-grey cap with scattered white veil fragments. A large membranous ring forms on the white stem which stains watery-brown. Rusty-brown spores colour the cream gills and often fall onto the ring.

Habitat:

On the ground , growing in the soil surrounded by leaf litter and moss

Notes:

Name changed from Rozites metallica. Rozites was formerly distinguished from Cortinarius at genus level by the presence of a membranous partial veil forming a distinct ring on the stem; recent molecular data link the two groups and Rozites is no longer recognised as a genus.