Agaricus cinnamomeus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1173. 1753.

"Habitat in Sylvis." RCN: 8424.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Current name: Cortinarius cinnamomeus (L.: Fr.) Fr. ( Cortinariaceae).

Note: Høiland (in Opera Bot. 71: 82. 1984) noted that the Linnaean name probably relates to Cortinarius croceus (Schaeff.) Gray.