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48 AGARICACEÆ Clitocybe
157. C. eurtipes Gill, (from the short stem; curto, to s h o r t e n , a
ct.-4 X i f X 4 in. Resembling in general appear-
8.In the whitish-tawny pileus and clay-coloured gills it
foot) a.
P. expanded, oblique, obtuse, olive-ochre to olive- or flesh-brown.
St. rigid, thickened upwards, olive-brown, subpruinose. G.
adnate, closely crowded, ivory-white.
Grassy places. Autumn. i | X I X J in.
158. C. hirneola Quél, (from a fancied jug-like shape ; hirnea, a jug)
a b c.
P. umbilicate, minutely silky-hoary, whitish, grey, tan or olive
shaded. St. colour as P., hoary above. G. decurrent, crowded,
lighter than P., becoming hoary.
Amongst moss and grass, roadsides. Oct. i j X i | X 4 in. Must not be
confounded with members of Omphalia.
159. C. zygophylla Sacc. (from the vein-connected gills ; Gr. zygon,
a yoke, phullon, a leaf) a b.
P. whitish; mid. pale buff; marg. rugose or plicate, becoming
white. St. whitish, downy at base. G. decurrent, subdistant,
pale clay-colour.
Amongst leaves. Oct.-Nov.
ance 202 and 1278.
resembles 570.
160. C. eyanophsea Sacc. (Gr. kuanos, hX-at, phaios, dusky) a.
P . pale slate-blue ; mid. brown. St. paler than P., becoming
yellowish, abruptly white above. G. deeply decurrent, pale
slate-blue.
Woods. 2f X 2| X J in. Must not be confounded with 139.
161. C. opípara Gill, {ppiparus, splendid) a b.
P. shining, bronzy flesh-colour. St. pale brownish. G. adnato-
decurrent, white to pale yellowish.
Taste and odour pleasant. Mossy places under trees, beech. Oct.
3 X 3 X 4 in.
162. C. amara Quél, (amarus, bitter) a b c.
P. flat, dull buff, then whitish. St. white. G. adnato-decurrent,
crowded, white.
Odour of new meal. Woody places. Oct., 34 X X § in.
163. C. soeialis Gill, (from its gregarious habit) a.
P. acutely umbonate, reddish-buff. St. brownish, strigose at base.
G. sinuato-decurrent, scarcely crowded, becoming yellowish.
Odour none. Amongst fir-leaves. Sept.-Oct. l | X i | X i in. Must not
be confounded with 165.
164. C. amarella Quél, {amarus, bitter) a b.
P. subumbonate, pallid fawm to whitish.
G. subdecurrent, crowded, pallid.
St. solid, colour as P.
Taste very fetid-bitter ; odour strong of prussic acid or very disagreeable.
Woods. Oct. 24 X i f X 4 in.
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165. C. vernieosa Gill, (from the shining pileus ; vernis, varnish) a b.
P. yellowish or buff. St. stuffed, yellow. G. adnato-decurrent,
subdistant, sulphur-yellow. Flesh whitish to pale sulphur.
Odour none. Woods, fir, larch ; rare. Autumn. 34 X i f X § in.
Somewhat resembles a yellow Hygrophoms.
166. C. venustissima Karst, {venustus, beautiful) a b.
P. thin, subumbilicate, orange-vermilion ; marg. crenate. St.
orange-yellow, base white. G. decurrent, subdistant, yellow.
Odour none. Amongst larch and pine leaves. Autumn. 2 X i | X | in.
Resembles a yellow Hygrophorus.
167. C. subalutaeea Gill, (from its colour ; aiuta, soft leather) a c.
P. thick, subumbonate or depressed, pale tan. St. pale straw.
G. adnato-decurrent, distant, pallid white.
Odour as in 168, or weak of anise, sometimes strong and disagreeable of
rancid meal or none. Under trees, hollies. Nov. 2 x i f X | in.
168. C. odora Quél, {odorus, fragrant) a b c.
P. subumbonate, dull greenish or bluish. St. greyish, whitish,
greenish or pale brownish. G. paler than P.
Single or subcæspitose. Odour strong and pleasant of melilot, anise,
almonds, meadow-sw'eet or new-mown hay, stronger in recently dried
examples. Woods, grassy places, roadsides. Aug.-Nov. 3 X i f X | in.
169. C. Trogii Sacc. (after Jacob Gabriel Trog, Swedish botanist) a.
P. subumbonate, ashy-white to buff-grey. St. solid, white. G.
white.
Said to be edible. Odour fragrant and spicy as in 168. Woods, amongst
leaves. Oct.-Nov. 34 X l | X 4 in. The colour approaches 215.
170. C. rivulosa Quél, (from the rivulose cracks on the pileus) a b.
P. whitish, very pale or brownish flesh-colour or brownish-ochre
with no shade of green, appearing at first as if whitish-
varnished, the cracking of this coat giving the rivulose appearance.
St. colour as P. G. flesh-colour.
Solitary, gregarious or cæspitose. Taste mild; odour pleasant. On leaves,
amongst moss, pastures, roadsides, etc. Oct.-Nov. i f X l4 X A
Some small forms, as the var. neptúnea Mass. approach 171.
171. C. eerussata Quél, (from its colour ; cerussa, white-lead) a b c.
St. solid. G. adnato-decurrent, very crowded, never yellow.
Often in troops. Taste mild, pleasant, sweet, or like 1394, sometimes
rancid; odour pleasant or none. Woods, mixed, fir; frequent. April-
Oct. 3I X 2 X f in . There are three forms :—i. Stout; like 122andl23.
2. Slender; like 172. 3. Large, stout, irregular. The var. difformis
Gill, is British. Sometimes springs from dense, creeping mycelium. A
close ally of 188.
172. C. phyllophila Quél. (Gr. phullon, a leaf, philos, loving) a b c.
P. tan or white. St. stuffed or hollow, sometimes pale brownish.
G. slightly decurrent, subcrowded, sometimes buff-white or
yellowish.
Cæspitose and larger, solitary and smaller. Odour mealy or none. Woods,
chiefly amongst beech-leaves, one form on pine-leaves. Sept, - Dec.
3 X 24 X f in. Must not be confounded with 367.
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