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369. 0. maura Gill, (from its swarthy appearance ; maurus, a Moor)
a b.
P. plane, striate, deeply umbilicate, sooty-brown. St. sometimes
rooting, livid to dark brown. G. white.
Odour of new meal. Lawns and moist places. Oct.-Nov. i f X X i in.
Must not be confounded with 277.
370. 0. offuciata Gill, (from its appearance ; offucia, paint) a b.
P. deeply depressed, rarely plane, with a small papilla, tan to
brownish or flesh-colour. St. colour as P., brown within at
base. G. colour as P.
Solitary or slightly fasciculate. Under beeches. Oct.-Nov. i f X i§ X J in.
The salmon-colour of the gills must not cause this to be confounded with
Series II. Hyporhodii.
h. Pyxidat(E.
371. 0. ehpysophylla Gill, (from the golden-yellow gills ; Gr. chrusos,
gold, phullon, a leaf) a b.
P. plane, broadly umbilicate, ochreous-rufescent, tan or grey-
hoary when dry. St. colour as G.
Gregarious. Decayed pine, stumps, chips, sawdust. Aug.-Oct. X 2 XyVin.
The colour of gills and stem must not cause this to be confounded with
Flammula.
372. 0. Postli Karst, (after H. von Post) a b.
P. plane, broadly umbilicate, striate, bright orange or rufescent.
St. light yellow to whitish. G. whitish to grey-white.
Charcoal beds, swampy places. July-Oct. 2j X 2j x 4 in. The var. aurea
Mass. bright golden-yellow, amongst Sphagnmn in swamps.
373. 0. pyxidata Quél, (from the shape of the pileus ; pyxis, a small
box) abc.
P. infundibuliform, striate, rufous-fuscous to umber or pallid. St.
colour as P. G. white to brown. Flesh pale brown.
Lawns and woods amongst grass and moss ; frequent. July - Nov.
i j X i f X 4 in. Sometimes 4 X J in.
374. 0. leueophylla Gill, (from the white gills; Gr. leukos, white,
phullon, a leaf) abc.
P. plane, broadly depressed, at length subrimose, dark ashy to
pale or dark umber. St. colour as P., usually white at top and
bottom.
Taste insipid ; odour somewhat strong. Woods, moist places, amongst short
grass. April-Sept. i f X i f X 4 in.
375. 0. strisepileus Gill, (from the striate pileus) abc.
P . plane, depressed, rarely with a small papilla, livid olivaceous
or brownish; mid. brown. St. pale livid umber, becoming
fuscous. G. whitish.
Woods, amongst moss and grass. Oct.-Nov. i f X iJ X 4 in.
376. 0. telmatisea Sacc. (from its habitat ; Gr. telmatiaios, occurring
in marshy places) a b.
P. infundibuliform, minutely virgate, dark brown or fuscous to
livid. St. slate or tan flesh-colour. G. livid or pale brown.
On Sphagmim. Aug. 2f X i j X i in. (Agaricus affricatus B. & Br.,
not Fr.)
376a. 0. epiehysium Quél, (from a fancied resemblance to an
ancient Greek wine-vessel, epichusis).
P. membranous, plane, umbilicate, livid umber, pale livid-reddish-
umber, or mid. slate-lavender and marg. dull salmon, silky
floccoso-squamose and pallid when dry; marg. striate when
moist. St. somewhat hollow, glabrous, ashy, grey or slate,
dull salmon above and below. G. plano-decurrent, ashy or
salmon-b ro wn-white.
On wet rotten wood, rarely in bogs. Autumn. l4 X i | X A
Wholly soft and watery.
377. 0. sphagnieola Karst, (from its habitat; sphagnum, bog-moss,
colo, to inhabit) abc .
P. infundibuliform, substriate, brownish-tan or dull pale ochreous.
Si. tan-white or ashy. G. thick, colour as P. or whitish.
In swamps, on Sphagmim acutifolium ; uncommon. June-Sept. IJ X
i f X 4 in.
378. 0. philonotis Quél. (Gr. <r, loving, notis, moisture)
Smoky-ashy or brown-white.
P. infundibuliform, fragile. St. floccose at base.
On Sphagnum, swampy places in fir-woods, Aug. i j X 2 | X 4 k . Fries
says this is one of the vernal species, with 3 7 7 and 380.
379. 0. onisea Gill, (from its colour, like a codfish ; Gr. oniskos) abc.
Dark ashy to pale umber, becoming grey-hoary.
P. broadly umbilicate, striate. G. shortly decurrent.
Not cæspitose. Woods, swampy places ; rare. Dec. l4 X f X 4 in.
379a. 0. Luffii Mass. (after Mr. John Luff).
P. convex, undulate, then depressed, even, glabrous ; marg.
usually upturned at extreme edge, pallid, white when dry. St.
solid, thickened above, cartilaginous, often crooked, glabrous,
polished, pallid. G. decurrent, crowded, colour as St. Flesh
very thin, white.
Gregarious. Odour fragrant, spicy, like 2 1 9 . l ì X 1 X A in- Allied to
379.
380. 0. eæspitosa Sacc. (from its cæspitose habit) abc.
P. hygrophanous, plano-depressed, livid buff, yellowish-white or
olive-shaded, at length white ; marg. crenate, sulcate. St.
slightly enlarged below, colour as P. G. very distant, sometimes
branched, whitish or yellowish-buff.
Moors, by boggy water-courses under pines, damp peaty soil. May-Oct.
iJ X I X 4 in. Whole plant sometimes becomes bright yellow in drying.
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