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Gregatim in silvis coniferis et pratis saepe prope arbores fron<br />
dosos. Autumno. Dania.<br />
Psalliota Benesu Pilåt species est diversa (P i l at: Pileo primo<br />
glabro, levi, .. . stipite Ion g i s s i m o, usque 16 cm longo, saepe<br />
pilei duplo longiori ... , plus minusve flexuoso... sporis 5-5.5 X<br />
3.5-4 p) .<br />
Fig. 6. Psalliota squamulifera sp. n.<br />
Description. Pileus 6-10 cm, semiglobate at first, then<br />
expanded, sometimes with flattened centre, fairly firm, whitish,<br />
sometimes cracking when dry, covered at first with numerous squa<br />
mules, pale or brownish towards the edge ("Wood Brown") densest<br />
towards the edge. Pellicle not easily separable. G i Il s free, crowded,<br />
narrow, when unfolding light flesh colour ("PaIe Pinkish Buff"),<br />
at length blackish brown. Edge sterile, whitish. S t e m short and<br />
comparatively thick, 6-8 cm X 20-35 mm , cylindrical or gradually<br />
thieker towards base, solid with 2 mm broad, firm pith, white but<br />
often a beautiful rose colour above the ring, firm, squamulose like<br />
the cap in the lower half (universal veil), smooth above the ring.<br />
R i n g sheathed above, white but at length becoming dark, rather<br />
thick, most frequently narrow, double, with coarse, white teeth soen<br />
turning brown along the periphery on the underside. F l e s h com<br />
pact, thick, rather thin at the edge of the cap, white, bright wine<br />
colour when cut ("Purplish Vinaceous") in the upper outer part<br />
of the stem and in spots in the capo S m e Il acidulous, sometimes<br />
fruit-like. S c h af f e r r e a c t i o n negative. S p o r e p o w d e r dark<br />
brown ("Mummy Brown"; L. g8; S. 701).
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