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folds thin, decurrent. Of this we have no notes, but the peculiar 

 habit and characters will distinguish it. Curt. ISTo. 1979. On rot- 

 ten logs, S. C, H. W. Eavenel." 



Low district, on carious wood. Curtis. 



PLICATUEELLA 



Plants laterally attached, sessile or with a short stalk, subfleshy; 

 gills fold-like; spores rust color; no veil. This genus differs from 

 Cantharellus in the lateral attachment and rusty spores. 



There is but one species. 



Plicaturella olivacea (Schw.) Murrill 

 Cantharellus olivaceus Schw. 



The following is from Murrill ^N. Am. Flora 9: 172. 1910) : 

 "Pileus subfleshy, dimidiate, subimbricate, slightly depressed, 

 2.5-4 cm. broad, 3-4 mm. thick, sessile or attached by a short thick 

 stipe which is black and strigose ; surface yellowish-green, pulverulent 

 or finely pubescent, margin subinflexed, undulate or lobed: context 

 homogenous, olivaceous, fragile when dry, 2.5-3 mm. thick; lamellae 

 anastomosing, dichotomous or branched, crowded, rather broad, 

 orange-yellow to reddish-brown; spores ovoid, smooth, ferruginous, 

 5 X 4/x." 



Salem. Schweinitz. Type locality. 



Chapel Hill, N. C. 



