104 AGARIC ACE/E Entoloma 



475. E. prunuloides Quel, (from its odour being like that of 503 



Clitopilus prunulus Quel.) a b c. 



P. convex, broadly subumbonate, whitish, yellowish, greyish or 



brown ; marg. striate. St solid, white. G. emarginate, salmon. 



Scattered. Odour of new meal, after maturity like decaying turnips. Woods, 

 amongst moss and grass ; uncommon. May-Sept. 2§ x 2 x \ in. 



475a. E. porphyrophseum Karst. (Gr. porphureos, purple, p/iaios, 



dusky) a. 



P. campanulate, expanded, subumbonate, not hygrophanous, even, 



almost glabrous, opaque sooty-brown or deep umber, becoming 



paler and mouse-colour when dry ■ marg. wavy, often incised 



and lobed. St. solid, attenuate upwards, fibrous, soft, opaque 



sooty-purple or brownish ; base white-downy. G. truncate 



behind, almost free, subdistant, ventricose, greyish-white to 



reddish-grey or salmon. Flesh white. 



Amongst grass. Autumn. 3§ X \\ X T B g- in. Must not be confused with 486. 



476. E. repandum Gill, (from the pileus being occasionally repand), 



a b c. 



P. expanded, umbonate, whitish or faintly ochreous ; marg. 



lobed. St. solid, colour as P. G. emarginate, salmon or 



faintly ochreous. 



Odour of new meal. Amongst grass ; rare. June-Oct. 3 x 2\ x § in. 

 Not unlike some forms of the mushroom. 



476a. E. erophilum Karst. (from its frequent appearance in spring ; 

 Gr. eros, spring, p/ii/os, loving) a b. 

 P. convex, obtuse to umbonate, venoso-striate, dry, pale ashy or 

 pale olive-brownish ; mid. somewhat darker. St. solid, equal 

 or attenuate downwards, farinose, white, shaded ivory. G. 

 rounded-adnate, broad, subdistant, pallid or pale salmon. 

 Flesh white. 

 Woods, amongst grass, often in large circles. Sept. if x i\ x r 5 5 in. 



477. E. placenta Quel, (from the shape of the pileus ; placenta, a 



flat cake) a b. 



P. flat, umbonate, brownish or brown. St. solid, tan-brownish. 



G. emarginate, pallid flesh-colour. Flesh thin. 



Solitary. Taste at length acrid ; odour none. Hedge-rows, damp places ; 

 rare. April-Oct. i\ X 3 X \ in. 



478. E. helodes Gill, (from its frequent habitat ; Gr. helos, a marsh) a. 

 P. umbonate, ashy or sooty-purplish. St hollow, ashy or greyish. 



G. adnate, salmon. Flesh thin, pallid. 



Taste watery ; odour of new meal. Grassy places, heathy pastures, turfy 

 swamps, moors. Autumn. 2§ x \\ X § in. 



479. E. Batsehianum Karst. (after Aug. Jo. Georg. Car. Batsch) a c. 

 P. convex, subumbonate, dark fuscous. St hollow, grey. G. 



adnate, sub sinuate, ashy or sooty. Flesh colour as P., white 

 when dry. 



Odour none. Woods, moist places, amongst grass in damp places. 

 Oct. if x 3§ X \ in. Resembles one of the Pmtelli as 804. 



