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Old 28-11-2011, 11:13 AM
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Having seen the further photos, I would agree with you that it is probably a Cortinarius spp, but I doubt it is Rozites.
On which point, don't eat it. Rozites is edible, but Cortinarius includes some highly poisonous ones, and very few are known to be edible. Smell and taste are not an indication of edibility - the morituri (and a few lucky survivors) report that death caps are very tasty.