PURPLE-BROWN-SPORED AGARICS. 



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STROPHARIA Fr. 



The genus Shopliaiia has purplt-luown spores, the gills are 

 attached to the stem, and the veil forms a ring on the stem. 



Stropharia semiglobata Batsch. — This species is rather common 

 and widely distributed, occurring in grassy places recently manured, 

 or on dunu. The plants are scattered or clustered, rarely two or 



I'"i(^.rKK 30. — Stropharia seiiugl<:)bata iiiauiral size). Cap ami stt-m light 

 yellow, viscid; gills hrownish-iiurple. Copyright iqoo. 



three joined at the base. They are 5-12 cm. high, the cap 1-3 cm. 

 broad, and the stems 2-4 mm. in thickness. The entire plant is 

 light yellow, and viscid when moist, the gills becoming purplish 

 brown, or nearly black. Stevenson says it is regarded as 

 poisonous. 



