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T r i c h o 1 o m a m u 1 1 i p u n c t u m Pk. is a synonym. On 

 account of its stem being occasionally eccentric the species might be 

 sought among the Pleuroti. 



Clitocybe sulphurea Pk. 



SULFUR-COLORED CLITOCYBE 



N. Y. State Mus. Rcp't 41, p.62 



Pileus convex, slightly umbonate, moist, pale yellow, flesh yellow- 

 ish ; lamellae subdistant, adnate, serrulate, pale yellow; stem equal 

 or tapering upward, curved or flexuous, hollow, colored like the 

 pileus; spores subglobose or broadly ellipsoid, 6-8 x 5-6 ju,. 



Pileus 2.5-5 cm broad ; stem 2.5-7 cm long, 4-8 mm thick. 



Decaying wood of spruce and balsam fir. Catskill mountains. 

 September. Rare. Found but once. 



Clitocybe subhirta Pk.- 



HAIRY CLITOCYBE 



N. Y. State Mus. Rep't 32, p.25 



Pileus convex or nearly plane, sometimes slightly depressed, in- 

 curved on the margin, at first hairy tomentose, then nearly glabrous, 

 pale yellow or buff becoming whitish; lamellae close, adnate or 

 decurrent, whitish or pale yellow ; stem nearly equal, stuffed or 

 hollow, sometimes eccentric; spores subglobose, 4-5 ju, in diameter. 



Pileus 2.5-7.5 cm broad; stem 2.5-5 cm long, 6-10 mm thick. 



Woods. Onondaga co. September. Found but once. 



Clitocybe fellea Pk. 



BITTER CLITOCYBE 



N. Y. State Mus. Rep't 51, p.284, pl.E, fig.8-ii 

 Pileus thin, convex or hemispheric, obtuse or umbilicate, minutely 

 f urfuraceous, pale yellowish brown, flesh whitish, taste bitter ; 

 lamellae thin, subdistant, adnate or slightly decurrent, white ; stem 

 equal, firm, glabrous, flexuous, stuffed with a white pith, with a 

 white mycelioid tomentum at the base ; spores broadly ellipsoid, 6-8 x 



4-5 /*• 



Pileus 1.2-2.5 cm broad; stem about 2.5 cm long, 2-4 mm thick. 



Gregarious. Woods. Saratoga co. July. Found but once. 



The bitter taste suggests the specific name and is a convenient 

 character by which to identify the species. 



