Cortinarius marylandensis Ammirati and Smith 1984
This is one of several small red ‘corts’ with brick-red caps, gills and stems that include Cortinarius harrisonii, and Cortinarius neosanguineus among others. The spore print is rust-brown. It is mycorrhizal with broad-leaf trees, especially oaks and beech. Odor is radish-like. As with other fungi in the Dermocybe group, these are used to dye wool. Cortinarius marylandensis is in the Cortinariceae family of the Agaricales order.