48 AGARICACE^: Clitocybe 



157. C. curtipes Gill, (from the short stem; curto, to shorten,/^, a 



foot) a. 

 P. expanded, oblique, obtuse, olive-ochre to olive- or flesh-brown. 



St. rigid, thickened upwards, olive-brown, subpruinose. G. 



adnate, closely crowded, ivory-white. 

 Grassy places. Autumn, ig X I X J in. 



158. C. hirneola Quel. (from a fancied jug-like shape ; hirnea, a jug) 



a b c. 



P. umbilicate, minutely silky-hoary, whitish, grey, tan or olive 

 shaded. St. colour as P., hoary above. G. decurrent, crowded, 

 lighter than P., becoming hoary. 



Amongst moss and grass, roadsides. Oct. ij x if X \ in. Must not be 

 confounded with members of Omphalia. 



159. C. zygophylla Sacc. (from the vein-connected gills ; Gr. zygoti, 



a yoke, phnllon, a leaf) a b. 



P. whitish ; mid. pale buff ; marg. rugose or plicate, becoming 

 white. St. whitish, downy at base. G. decurrent, subdistant, 

 pale clay-colour. 



Amongst leaves. Oct. -Nov. 4 x if X ^ in. Resembling in general appear- 

 ance 202 and 1278. In the whitish-tawny pileus and clay-coloured gills it 

 resembles 570. 



160. C. eyanophsea Sacc. (Gr. knanos, blue,#Aaios, dusky) a. 



P. pale slate-blue ; mid. brown. St. paler than P., becoming 

 yellowish, abruptly white above. G. deeply decurrent, pale 

 slate-blue. 



Woods. 2f x 2 X \ in. Must not be confounded with 139. 



161. C. opipara Gill, (ppiparns, splendid) a l>. 



P. shining, bronzy flesh-colour. Sf. pale brownish. G. adnato- 

 decurrent, white to pale yellowish. 



Taste and odour pleasant. Mossy places under trees, beech. Oct. 

 3 X 3 X I in. 



162. C. amara Quel. (amarus, bitter) a b c. 



P. flat, dull buff, then whitish. St. white. G. adnato -decurrent, 



crowded, white. 

 Odour of new meal. Woody places. Oct. 3^ x i X | in. 



163. C. soeialis Gill, (from its gregarious habit) a. 



P. acutely umbonate, reddish-buff. St. brownish, strigose at base. 

 G. sinuato-decurrent, scarcely crowded, becoming yellowish. 



Odour none. Amongst fir-leaves. Sept. -Oct. if X if X \ in. Must not 

 be confounded with 165. 



164. C. amarella Quel. (ama-nis, bitter) a b. 



P. subumbonate, pallid fawn to whitish. St. solid, colour as P. 

 G. subdecurrent, crowded, pallid. 



Taste very fetid-bitter ; odour strong of prussic acid or very disagreeable. 

 Woods. Oct. 2j X if X \ in. 





