Cortinarius (sect. Anomali) Konrad & Maubl.

Cortinarius sect. Anomali Konrad & Maubl., Icon. Sel. Fung. 6: 169. 1930. Type species: Cortinarius anomalus (Fr.) Fr. Synonym: Cortinarius sect. Azurei Kühner & Romagn. ex Melot. Doc. Mycol. 20: 97. 1989. Type species: Cortinarius azureus Fr. Basidiomata small-, medium- to large-sized; pileus greyish, yellowish to brownish, some species with olive or bluish to violaceous tinges; lamellae often greyish blue, bluish to violaceous when young; stipe often whitish at first, then discolouring yellowish, bluish at the apex, base usually enlarged at first, then cylindrical to clavate, basal mycelium white to bluish; universal veil white, bluish, yellowish or grey, spares to copious; context thin to thick, white at first, with bluish tinges at the stipe apex, usually discolouring yellowish, sometimes hollow in the stipe; basidiospores globoid to subgloboid or broadly ellipsoid to ellipsoid, mostly moderately verrucose, rarely weakly or coarsely verrucose; pileipellis typically duplex; clamp connections present; associated with broadleaf trees, conifers, shrubs, and subshrubs.