Ochrosporae 



Considered edible throughout Europe and said to be highly esteemed Paxiiius. 

 in Russia. The flesh of the American plant is dry and coarse, does not 

 cook tender and is rather tasteless. 



P. a'tro-tomento'sus (Batsch.) Fr. ater, black; tomentum, down. 

 Pileus 3-6 in. broad, rust-color or reddish-brown, compactly fleshy, 

 eccentric, convex then plane or depressed, margin thin, frequently- 

 minutely rivulose, sometimes tomentose in the center. Fleell white. 

 Stem 3-6 in. high, %-i in. thick, stout, solid, elastic, eccentric or 

 lateral, unequal rooting, covered with dense velvety down, very dark 

 brown. Gills adnate, 3 lines broad, close, anastomosing at the base, 

 yellowish, interspaces venose. 



Spores subhyaline 4-6x3-4^ .R". Elliptical, pale-yellowish, 5x2.5- 

 3/A Massee. Elliptical 5-6x4^ Peck. 



Found near Philadelphia, gregarious in old woods. September. In 

 New Jersey in pine woods on stumps and on the ground, probably 

 growing from roots. Mcllvaine. 



Grows singly or cespitose, sometimes in large tufts, when the pileus is 

 frequently irregular from compression. In wet weather the pileus is 

 moist and sometimes obscurely mottled with dark spots. Occasionally 

 it has an unpleasant dirt-like odor. Peck. 



Cordier considers this species suspicious and Paulet inutile on account 

 of its bad taste. 



The flesh differs from most Paxilli in being very fine grained and 

 cooked is of the consistency of a marshmallow. The taste is marked 

 but pleasant. 



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