376 HYDNACE.E Hydnum 



1692. H. fragile Fr. (from its fragility) a b. 



P. at length depressed, at first pubescent, then smooth and sub- 

 squamulose, yellowish-brown to reddish-brown-buff, zoned 

 darker. St. unequal, greyish, brownish-grey or as P., some- 

 times vinous-brown below. Sp. decurrent, ivory-grey or dull 

 pale grey-ochre. Flesh pale brown or pale vinous, darker at 

 base of St. 



Odour of curry powder. Woods, pine, amongst heath ; rare. Sept. -Nov. 

 4 X 2 X i in. 



1693. H. fusipes Pers. (from the fusiform stem ; fusis, a spindle, 



pes, a foot) a. 



P. fibrous, tough, lobed, becoming subdepressed, cold umber to 

 deep claret-brown ; marg. paler, sometimes with a narrow 

 white edge. St. colour as P., usually paler. Sp. decurrent, 

 very short, salmon- or brown-whitish. Flesh white or shaded, 

 pale salmon or brownish. 



Woods, pine. Sept. 2\ X \\ X \\ in. 



1694. H. repandum L. (from the repand pileus in old examples) 



a b c. 



P. somewhat smooth, rarely lioccoso-pruinose, pale buff. St. 

 almost equal, paler than P. Sp. decurrent, colour as St. Flesh 

 white, becoming as P. 



Subgregarious. Sometimes in rings. Edible, but requires stewing slowly 

 for four hours. Woods; common. Aug. -Nov. 4^ x if X I in. Becoming 

 wholly ochre or orange in drying. 



1695. H. rufeseens Pers. (from the rufescent colour) a c. 



P. thin, somewhat lobed, pulvinate to plane, pubescent, buff, 

 orange-brown or brown. St. almost equal, frequently excentric, 

 pale yellowish, yellow- or bright-cinnamon. Sp. adnato- 

 decurrent, pale ochre to bright cinnamon. Flesh white to pale 

 rufescent. 



Sometimes connate. Woods ; frequent. Sept. 3 X 3^ X J in. 



1696. H. acre Quel. (from the acrid taste) a. 



P. turbinate, rlattish, pale yellowish, olive shaded ; mid. darker. 

 St. equal, colour as P. or darker. Sp. decurrent, T ' F in., colour 

 as P. Flesh pale yellowish, greyish or pale brownish. 



Poisonous. Taste bitter-acrid. Woods, pine, chestnut, sandy places. 

 5 X i X I in. 



1697. H. fuligineoalbum Schmidt (from the smoky-whitish stem; 



fnligo, soot, albiis, white) a c. 



P. convex, becoming depressed, repand, squamulose ; sc. 

 brownish on an umber-white ground. St. scaly, dull salmon. 

 Sp. decurrent, pale vinous-brown. Flesh white, clouded pale 

 rosy-brown or pale sienna. 



Woods, pine, pastures near woods. 4^ X if X in. Becoming dull vinous- 

 brown in drying. 



