Weeping bolete or Orange webcap

Cap 3-10 cm across, hemispherical with an inrolled edge when young, becoming convex-flat with time. The color is yellow-chestnut, honey-brown, reddish-brown, darker when young, fading to ocher-yellow with age. The surface is very slimy in wet weather, smooth, shiny. Glossy in dry weather. The skin peels easily from young mushrooms, with more difficulty from old ones.

The cap is 5-10 cm across, hemispherical with an inrolled margin in young mushrooms, becoming convex to flat over time. The color is chestnut-brown, honey-brown, darker in the center, paler at the margin. The surface is very slimy in wet weather — a hallmark of the species. The cap skin peels off easily, as in a slippery jack. In dry weather the cap is simply shiny, without noticeable slime.

Pores and tubes — the tubes are attached to the stem or slightly decurrent. In young mushrooms they're pale yellow, with characteristic tiny whitish droplets of milky juice. Over time the droplets dry, leaving granular brown dots on the tubes. With age the tubes turn yellow-olive. The pores are small, the same color as the tubes. Spore print ocher-brown.

The hymenophore is gilled — the gills are attached to the stem and moderately crowded. In young mushrooms they are pale cream to pale ochre, later turning rusty brown as the spores ripen. The spore print is rusty brown — a diagnostic feature of the genus Cortinarius. In young mushrooms the gills are covered by a cobwebby partial veil (the cortina).

Stem 4-8 cm tall, 1-2 cm thick, cylindrical, even, without a ring. The color is yellowish, and in the upper part with characteristic tiny yellow-brown granular dots — dried droplets of milky juice. This is the main diagnostic feature of the species.

The stem is 6-12 cm tall, 1-2 cm thick, cylindrical, long, often tapering toward the base. The color is whitish to cream, with reddish tints toward the base. The surface is smooth, slimy in the upper part, with fine lengthwise fibers. On the stem, remnants of the cobwebby cortina form a thin band dusted with rusty-brown spores.

Flesh firm when young, softening with age, creamy yellow. When cut it doesn't change color — unlike the velvet bolete. The smell and taste are mild and pleasant, with a slightly fruity note.

The flesh is firm, white to cream. When cut it does not change color. The smell is faint and neutral, with no distinctive notes.

Pleasant and mushroomy with a light fruity note — especially in young ones.

Faint, neutral, mushroomy, with no pronounced notes.