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1525. P. perennis Fr. (from its perennial habit) abc .
P . plano-infundibuliform, velvety to smooth, thin, pale yellowish-
brown, zoned darker ; marg. fimbriate. St. uneven, attenuate
upwards, velvety, vinous-umber, pale sienna below. T. de-
current, short, pale umber. Po. small, torn, at first with a
white bloom. Flesh pale vinous-umber.
On and about stumps, beech, burnt ground; frequent. July-Jan.
2® X l i X i in.
1526. P. einnamomeus Sacc. (from the cinnamon colour of the pileus)
a b.
P . plano-depressed or subinfundibuhform, velvety to smooth,
thin, leathery, flaccid, bright sienna-cinnamon, zoned deep rich
brown. St. usually attenuate downwards, base sometimes
tuberous, colour as P. T. adnate to adnato-decurrent, short,
brownish-cinnamon, fulvous when dry. Po. large. Flesh rich
sienna-cinnamon.
Solitary or in rows to subcæspitose. On the ground, under trees, burnt
places. Oct. 3J X | X i in. Pileus sometimes almost jet black,
P leuropodæ.
a. Lentoe.
1527. P. squamosus Fr. (from the scaly pileus; squcuna, a scale)
abc.
P. fan-shaped, flat, pale brownish, sienna-brown-scaly. St.
yellowish-umber, black-spotted, blackish at base. T. decurrent,
short. Po. toothed, yellowish-white, like the pores of tripe.
Flesh white.
Single to cæspitose or imbricate. Odour rank. Trunks and stumps, ash,
mulberry, walnut, maple, wych elm ; common. Sometimes 2 ft. 6 in. in
diam. and 34 lbs. in weight. April-Nov. I ft. 4 in. x i f X i f in. The
flesh makes good razor-strops, but is often larva pierced. In the British
Museum collection of drawings Bolton illustrates an antler-like form of
this species, growing from a dark brown sclerotioid base.
1528. P. Miehelii Fr. (after Pier’ Antonio Micheli) a.
P . spathulate, slightly silky, yellowish-white with darker sq. St.
equal, rough, white, becoming fuscous at base. T. decurrent,
short. Po. large, entire, white.
Somewhat cæspitose. Stumps, willow. 2f X f X ® in.
1529. P. melanopus Fr. (from the black stem; Gr. melas, black,
pous, a foot) abc .
P. subinfundibuhform, delicately flocculose to smooth, somewhat
thick, pale yellowish. St. attenuate upwards, somewhat velvety,
umber, rich brown or black. T. decurrent, short, white. Po.
minute.
Somewhat cæspitose. Dead wood, roots ; uncommon. Aug. - Oct.
2® X I® X ® in.
1530. P. R o s tk o v ii Fr. (after Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius)
P dimiffiato-infundibuliform, somewhat thick, yellowish-sienna,
deep umber at mid. and behind. St. equal, reticulate, deep
umber to black. T. decurrent, short, white to dull yellowish.
Po. large, angular, toothed.
Somewhat cæspitose. Woods, on stumps, trunks, ash; rare. July-Jan.
4® X I® X i in.
1531. P. pieipes Fr. (from the pitch-black stem ; pix, pitch, pes, a
foot) abc .
P. somewhat depressed at mid. or behind, red-brown or chestnut.
St. equal or attenuate downwards, velvety to naked. T.
decurrent, somewhat short, whitish to yellowish. Po. round,
small. Flesh white.
Odour somewhat sweet. Trunks, willow ; frequent. July - Dec.
6® X I f X ® in. Like a large 1533, var. nummutarius.
1532 P. varius Fr. (from its variable size, colour and form) abc .
P depressed at mid. or behind, somewhat virgate, yellowish-
brown, shaded palish vinous-umber; marg. undulate. 5/.
even, smooth, cinereous blackish downwards. T. decurrent,
short, white to yellowish. Po. minute. Flesh white.
Single to subcæspitose. Sometimes sessile. Trunks, stumps, ash, willow,
elder, birch ; frequent. Aug.-Feb. 3Î X I® X f in.
1533. P. elegans Fr. (from its elegance) abc.
P. convex to slightly depressed, usually excentrm or dimidiate,
becoming woody, ochreous, orange or reddish. St. even,
smooth, black, abruptly pallid at apex. T. adnate or slightly
decurrent, yellowish-white, brownish-yellow' or slightly orange.
Po. minute.
Single to subcæspitose. Trunks, birch, willow, beech ; frequent.
2f X i f X § in. Var. nummularius Fr. Smaller than type, P . almost
regular. I in. in diam.
1534 P petaloides Fr. (from a fancied resemblance in its shape and
thinness to a leaf; Gx. petalon, a leaf, eidos, appearance) a b.
P spathulate, thin, rugose, zoneless, dark rich chestnut.
St. smooth, whitish, sometimes dark brown below. T. decurrent,
somewhat short, white. Po. minute.
Old stumps. Jan. 2 x ® X f in.
b. Suberosolignosa.
1535. P. lueidus Fr. (from the shining pileus and stem; lucidus,
bright) ab c. , j
P fan-shaped or spathulate, sulcato-rugose, corky to woody,
lustrous, deep rich blood-chestnut. St. lateral, irregular,
uneven, lustrous, deep purple-chestnut. T. adnate, somewhat
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