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ochraceus, intricato-lanatus et squamulosus, squamulis erectis, adspersis,
acut is. Lamellae liberae, confertae, angus tae, diu pallidae,
dein griseo-incarnatae, denique fuscae , acie sterili, pallida. Stipes
8-12 cm altus, prope apicem 15-20 mm crassus, deorsum clavatus,
ibique 30-40 mm crassus, e floccoso-medullato cavus, albus vel cremeus,
tactu flavo-maculatus ut in pileo, denique sub annulo dilute
ochraceo-incarnatus, supra annulum sericeo-nitens et nudus, ceterum
deorsum lanato-squamulosus. Annulus superus, albus, tactu flavomaculatus,
tenuis, saepe ruptus, latus, reflexus, supra levis, infra
prope marginem squamosus, squamis numerosis, rotundatis, minoribus,
albis vel dilute ochraceis. Caro subtenuis, alba, in stipite tandem
obscure ochracea, odore amygdalino.
Sporae acervatim fuseae, ovatae, 1-2-guttulatae, (6-)7-8 X
4.5-5p. Basidia 4-sterigmatica, clavata, 21-32 X8-9(-11) p. Sterigmata
2-3p longa. Cystidia aciei lamellarum numerosa, rotundata,
ovalia, vesiculosa vel late clavata, hyalina, 8-32 X 7-20(-26) p.
Saepe gregaria. In silvis abiegnis Daniae. Autumno.
Species ob pileum dense araneoso-lanatum facile ab affinibus
dignoscenda.
D e s c r i p t i o n. P i l e u s 8-12 cm, ovate or campanulate, then
expanded, often slightly flattened in the centre, silky, white or straw
colour ("tStraw Yellow"), on pressure with dark lemon -colou red spots
("Lemon Chrome"), soon with age turning ochre-coloured all over
("Yellow Ochre"), densely clad with white, matted hairs and small,
erect, pointed squamules. The margin with a narrow velum zone.
G i Il s free, crowded, narrow, long pale, then greyish flesh colour
("PaIe Grayish Vinaceous"), at length blackish brown. Edge sterile,
light-coloured. S t e m fairly slender, 8-12 cm high, 15-20 mm
thick above, downwards gradually clavately swollen and here 30­
40 mm thick; loosely tomentose-pithy, then very hollow, white or
cream colour ("Cream Yellow"), like the cap with yellow spots when
touched, becoming pale ochre flesh colour ("Ochre Buff") under the
ring with age; silky, and quite naked above the ring, but below the
ring covered like the cap with a tomentose layer in quite young fruit
bodies (Velum universale). R i n g sheathed above, white, lemon
colour like the cap when touched, thin, and often torn, broad, pendulous,
placed high, smooth above, on the underside at the margin
with numerous round, rather small, white or light ochre-coloured
scales. (c. 15 in all). F l e s h rather thin, white, ochraceous reddish