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3. Psalliota edulis (VITT.) BUCHW.<br />
N. F. B u c h w a l d, Spise- og Giftsvampe, p. 125, 1937.<br />
Syn.: Agaricus campestris A edulis Vitt. 1835.<br />
bitorquis Quel, 1883.<br />
Rodmani Peek 1884.<br />
non Agaricus Bernardii Quel. 1878; non Chitonia Pequinii<br />
Boud. 1901.<br />
leon.: V i t t a d i n i, Funghi Mang., p. 41, t. 6, 1835.<br />
B r e s a d o l a, leon. Mye., t. 825 (P. campestris L. var. edulis<br />
Vitt.) , t. 824 (P. campestris L. var. alba Fr.) , 1931.<br />
L a n g e, Fl. Ag. Dan. <strong>IV</strong>, p. 59, t. 138 D, 1939.<br />
J. S c h li f f e r: Michael, Flihrer f. Pilzfr., no. 49, 1939.<br />
Non H a n s Wa l ty, Sehweizer-Pilztafeln TI, t. 28, 1944 (the<br />
ring is not peronate).<br />
P i l e u s 4-8 cm, eonvex, with flat to slightly depressed centre<br />
at first, glittering, firm, whitish, then light alutaeeous ("Cartridge<br />
Buff"), oehraeeous or with sulphurous spots when touched, and<br />
often with a thin, adnate membrane derived from the universal veil<br />
on the dise. Margin more or less elosely involute for a longer or<br />
shorter period, with thiekened and outwardly striate edge. G i Il s<br />
free, very erowded, narrow, light flesh eolour ("PaIe Cinnamon<br />
Pink"), at length blaekish brown with sterile, pale edge, S t e m<br />
4-6 cm X 20-35 mm, eylindrical or slightly swollen towards the<br />
base whieh is often somewhat pointed, rooting, solid, with the<br />
same eolour as the eap, smooth. R i n g double: (l) a broader, and<br />
thieker upper ring whieh is peronate, rigid and spreading, often<br />
striate on the upper side, naked and unstriped on the underside,<br />
and (2) a quite narrow and thin, sheating, erect, lower ring. Flesh<br />
firm and dense both in the cap and the stem, white, very slightly<br />
wine red ("PaIe Vinaceous Fawn") when broken. S m e Il acidulous<br />
or, when the pellicle has beeome yellow by bruising, almond-like.<br />
S c h li f f e r r e a c t i o n negative, very rarely slightly positive.<br />
Spore powder brownish black ("Bone Brown"; L. c3; S. 117).<br />
Spores roundish, 1-2 guttulate, 5-6.25{-7) X 4-5{-6)p.<br />
B a s i d i a 4-spored, (22-)28-40 X 6-9(-12) p. S t e r i g m a t a<br />
2.5-3 p long. C y s t i d i a on edge numerous, broadly clavate,<br />
hyaline or slightly brownish, 11-40 X 5-16 p.