A distinctive gasteroid Cortinarius with a tall, continuous stipe‑columella, conical, radially fissured pileus, and a tubular‑lacunose, poroid gleba, known from New Zealand forest litter.

Pileus: Size: 25-40 mm high, up to 45 cm wide. Shape: More or less conical with a truncate apex. Surface: Pale ochraceous‑brown; composed of radial fibrils. Fissuring: Strongly radially fissured in places, exposing pale ochraceous flesh.
Lamellae:
Stipe / Columella: 55-60 mm high x 13-15 mm wide at slightly enlarged base. Structure: Continuous columella, solid. Colour: Pale ochraceous‑brown to ochraceous‑buff. Surface: Subfibrillose; may disrupt and give a false ring‑zone impression.
Gleba: Colour: Fulvous. Attachment: Decurrent on the columella. Structure: Tubular‑lacunose, appearing irregularly poroid from below. Pores: Up to 1 mm diam.
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