84 AGARICACE^E Omphalia 



369. 0. maura Gill, (from its swarthy appearance ; maiirus, 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 J X li X J 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. Sf. colour as P., brown within at 

 base. G. colour as P. 



Solitary or slightly fasciculate. Under beeches. Oct.-Nov. if X if X J in. 

 The salmon-colour of the gills must not cause this to be confounded with 

 Series II. Hyforhodii. 



b. Pyxidatce. 



371. 0. ehrysophylla Gill, (from the golden-yellow gills ; Gr. chrusos, 



gold, p/iitllon, a leaf) a b. 



P. plane, broadly umbilicate, ochreous-rufescent, tan or grey- 

 hoary when dry. Sf. colour as G. 



Gregarious. Decayed pine, stumps, chips, sawdust. Aug.-Oct. aj X 2 x T 3 5 in. 

 The colour of gills and stem must not cause this to be confounded with 

 Flamnmla. 



372. 0. Postii 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 2| X J in. The var. aurea 

 Mass, bright golden-yellow, amongst Sphagnum in swamps. 



373. 0. pyxidata Quel. (from the shape of the pileus ; pyxis, a small 



box) a b c. 



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 if X \ in. Sometimes J X J in. 



374. 0. leueophylla Gill, (from the white gills; Gr. leukos, white, 



p/nillon, a leaf) a b c. 



P. plane, broadly depressed, at length subrimose, dark ashy to 

 pale or dark umber. Sf. colour as P., usually white at top and 

 bottom. 



Taste insipid ; odour somewhat strong. Woods, moist places, amongst short 

 grass. April-Sept, if X if X J in. 



375. 0. strisepileus Gill, (from the striate pileus) a b c. 



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. if X i X J in. 



